Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases

作者：Peter Jay Hotez, David Hurst Molyneux, Alan Fenwick, Jacob Kumaresan, Sonia Ehrlich Sachs, Jeffrey David Sachs, Lorenzo Savioli · 发表于：New England Journal of Medicine · 年份：2007 · DOI：10.1056/nejmra064142 · 被引用次数：1597 · 研究领域：Parasites and Host Interactions、Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment、Mosquito-borne diseases and control

In addition to malaria, tuberculosis, and human immunodeficiency virus infection, several other infectious diseases are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. In particular, 13 tropical diseases infect billions of people and cause disabilities such as blindness and heart failure, especially in persons who live in impoverished conditions. This review article describes approaches to the global control of these diseases.