[HTML][HTML] The role of social determinants of health in the risk and prevention of group A streptococcal infection, acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease: a …

PM Coffey, AP Ralph, VL Krause - PLoS neglected tropical …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) poses a major disease burden among
disadvantaged populations globally. It results from acute rheumatic fever (ARF), a …

Neglected tropical diseases: diagnosis, clinical management, treatment and control

J Utzinger, SL Becker, S Knopp, J Blum… - Swiss medical weekly …, 2012 - edoc.unibas.ch
Branded in 2005,'neglected tropical diseases' have gained traction in terms of advocacy,
interest for research, enhanced funding and political will for their control and eventual …

Large-scale determinants of intestinal schistosomiasis and intermediate host snail distribution across Africa: does climate matter?

AS Stensgaard, J Utzinger, P Vounatsou, E Hürlimann… - Acta tropica, 2013 - Elsevier
The geographical ranges of most species, including many infectious disease agents and
their vectors and intermediate hosts, are assumed to be constrained by climatic tolerances …

Neglected tropical diseases in Brazil: lack of correlation between disease burden, research funding and output

BP Fonseca, PC Albuquerque… - Tropical medicine & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To assess the correlation between the burden of seven priority neglected tropical
diseases (NTDs) included in the Brazilian National Agenda of Priorities in Health Research …

[HTML][HTML] A research agenda for helminth diseases of humans: social ecology, environmental determinants, and health systems

A Gazzinelli, R Correa-Oliveira, GJ Yang… - PLoS neglected …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
In this paper, the Disease Reference Group on Helminth Infections (DRG4), established in
2009 by the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), with …

[HTML][HTML] The emerging story of disability associated with lymphatic filariasis: a critical review

LM Zeldenryk, M Gray, R Speare… - PLoS neglected …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Globally, 40 million people live with the chronic effects of lymphatic filariasis (LF), making it
the second leading cause of disability in the world. Despite this, there is limited research into …

Neglected tropical diseases and systemic racism especially in Brazil: from socio-economic aspects to the development of new drugs

JR da Conceição, CPG Lopes, EI Ferreira, S Epiphanio… - Acta Tropica, 2022 - Elsevier
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are highly prevalent communicable diseases in tropical
and subtropical countries, generally not economically attractive for drug development and …

[HTML][HTML] Global aspirations, local realities: the role of social science research in controlling neglected tropical diseases

K Bardosh - Infectious diseases of poverty, 2014 - Springer
Abstract Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are both drivers and manifestations of poverty
and social inequality. Increased advocacy efforts since the mid-2000s have led to ambitious …

De-politicizing parasites: reflections on attempts to control the control of neglected tropical diseases

M Parker, T Allen - Medical anthropology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Large amounts of funding are being allocated to the control of neglected tropical diseases.
Strategies primarily rely on the mass distribution of drugs to adults and children living in …

[HTML][HTML] Communication in neglected tropical diseases' elimination: A scoping review and call for action

C Nieto-Sanchez, DM Hatley, MJ Grijalva… - Plos Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Although the practice of communication is often called upon when intervening
and involving communities affected by NTDs, the disciplinary framework of health …