“Rapid impact” 10 years after: The first “decade” (2006–2016) of integrated neglected tropical disease control.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Hotez, Peter J.; Fenwick, Alan; Ray, Sarah E.; Hay, Simon I.; Molyneux, David H.
- Source
- PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 5/24/2018, Vol. 12 Issue 5, p1-6. 6p.
- Subject
- *TROPICAL medicine
*PREVENTIVE medicine
*DISEASE prevalence
*ASCARIASIS
*TRICHURIASIS
- Language
- ISSN
- 1935-2727
The article offers information on a report on integrated neglected tropical disease control from 2006-2016 from the Global Burden of Disease. Topics discussed include declines in the prevalence and disease burden; data on helminth infections such as ascariasis, trichuriasis, and lymphatic filariasis; and concept of rapid impact helped to drive new pro-poor policies.