Peter J Hotez and the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases discuss integrated control measures for NTDs. Among the unusual and striking…
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General Integrated Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Control: The Early YearsRead more
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Dengue The Elderly: A neglected population with neglected tropical diseasesRead more
According to the World Health Organization, many of the world’s developed countries consider 65 years as the chronological age when people are…
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General Looking for $2 TrillionRead more
The group of 20 (G20) finance ministers meeting in Australia has just announced an ambitious initiative to boost the world’s gross domestic…
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General Tropical Medicine Mystery: Something is Killing Young Men in Central AmericaRead more
Peter Hotez and colleagues from Baylor College of Medicine highlight the mystery of Mesoamerican nephropathy which is killing young men in Central…
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General Could Yellow Fever Return to the United States?Read more
Peter Hotez and Kristy Murray from Baylor College of Medicine highlight the potential for yellow fever to return to the southern cities…
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General Historical Profiles in Neglected Tropical Disease ControlRead more
This week PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases publishes the first paper in its new Historical Profiles and Perspectives section There is a rich…
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General The Long Road to Repair: A U.S. National Post-doc for Science Education and AdvocacyRead more
Placing young scientists at the front lines with the American public and honoring the legacy of Dr. Richard Feynman This week PLOS…
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General Africa’s Lowest Cost AIDS Prevention Strategy?Read more
A new paper from PLOS NTDs suggests mass drug administration (MDA) for schistosomiasis represents a highly cost-effective and even cost-saving approach for…
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General China’s Hookworms ReduxRead more
A new Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 focusing on the health transitions in China confirms a lingering and severe public health…
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General “Aleppo Evil” قرحة حلب : The Ulcer, the Boil, the Sandfly, and the ConflictRead more
News Reports out of Syria indicate the emergence of epidemic cutaneous leishmaniasis in the besieged city of Aleppo, adding further to the…
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General Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS): Sub-Saharan Africa’s Secret Scourge of Girls and WomenRead more
PLOS NTDs editor-in-chief Peter Hotez highlights the subject of Female Genital Schistosomiasis in Africa that continues to affect women there heavily, yet…
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General Eliminating Neglect and Neglected Tropical DiseasesRead more
PLOS NTDs Editor-in-Chief, Peter Hotez, highlights progress in the elimination of neglected tropical diseases through mass drug administration and other measures. This…