The current approach of morbidity control of schistosomiasis, a helminth disease of poverty
with considerable public health and socioeconomic impact, is based on preventive …

Objectives To review the scientific literature pertaining to the use of hand‐carried and hand‐
held ultrasound devices in low‐and middle‐income countries (LMIC), with a focus on clinical …

Background Leishmaniasis is an extremely relevant tropical disease, with global distribution.
It still remains a main public health concern in low-income countries, and it is necessary to …

Background Interest is growing in predictive risk mapping for neglected tropical diseases
(NTDs), particularly to scale up preventive chemotherapy, surveillance, and elimination …

Eliminating human parasitic disease often requires interrupting complex transmission
pathways. Even when drugs to treat people are available, disease control can be difficult if …

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, considerable progress has
been made in the control and elimination of the country's initial set of 11 neglected tropical …

In the quest to effectively diagnose and treat the diseases that afflict mankind, the
development of a tool capable of simultaneous detection and treatment would provide a …

Sensitive diagnostic tools are crucial for an accurate assessment of helminth infections in
low-endemicity areas. We examined stool samples from Tanzanian individuals and …

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) encompass a group of infectious diseases with a
protozoan etiology, high incidence, and prevalence in developing countries. As a result …

Background Unsafe drinking water, unimproved sanitation and lack of hygiene pose health
risks, particularly to children in low-and middle-income countries. This study aimed to assess …