Despite pronounced reductions in the number of deaths due to infectious diseases over the
past six decades, infectious diseases are still a public health problem in Brazil. In this report …

Advances in the development of new dengue control tools, including vaccines and vector
control, herald a new era of desperately needed dengue prevention and control. The burden …

Dengue is the most important vector-borne disease in the Americas and threatens the lifes of
millions of people in developing countries. Imprecise morbidity and mortality statistics …

Although progress has been made in the fight against neglected tropical diseases, current
financial resources and global political commitments are insufficient to reach the World …

People in the bottom billion are the poorest in the world; they are often subsistence farmers,
who essentially live on no money and are stuck in a poverty trap of disease, conflict, and no …

Non-communicable diseases dominate the public health arena in China, yet neglected
tropical diseases (NTDs) are still widespread and create a substantial burden. We review …

Mortality from severe dengue is low, but the economic and resource burden on health
services remains substantial in endemic settings. Unfortunately, progress towards …

Arboviruses constitute the largest known group of viruses. These viruses are the etiological
agents of pathologies known as arboviruses, with dengue being one of the most prevalent …

In the USA, infectious diseases continue to exact a substantial toll on health and health-care
resources. Endemic diseases such as chronic hepatitis, HIV, and other sexually transmitted …

In addition to malaria, tuberculosis, and human immunodeficiency virus infection, several
other infectious diseases are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. In …