The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010: Interpretation and Implications for the Neglected Tropical Diseases

J. Hotez, Peter; Alvarado, Miriam; Basáñez, Marı́a-Gloria; Bolliger, Ian; Bourne, Rupert; Boussinesq, Michel; J. Brooker, Simon; Shah Brown, Ami; Buckle, Geoffrey; M. Budke, Christine; Carabin, Hélène; E. Coffeng, Luc; M. Fèvre, Eric; Fürst, Thomas; A. Halasa, Yara; Jasrasaria, Rashmi; E. Johns, Nicole; Keiser, Jennifer; H. King, Charles; Lozano, Rafael; E. Murdoch, Michele; J. O’Hanlon, Simon; D. S. Pion, Sébastien; L. Pullan, Rachel; D. Ramaiah, K.; Roberts, Thomas; S. Shepard, Donald; L. Smith, Jennifer; A. Stolk, Wilma; A. Undurraga, Eduardo; Utzinger, Jürg; Wang, Mengru; J L Murray, Christopher; Naghavi, Mohsen

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002865

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The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010: Interpretation and Implications for the Neglected Tropical Diseases

Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases • Jul 24, 2014

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Peter J. Hotez

Miriam Alvarado

Marı́a-Gloria Basáñez

Abstract

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease, broadly distributed in the planet and with high incidence among socially vulnerable persons. It has been underestimated by healthcare systems and society, with a great burden of disease. Despite an available effective and well established trea...

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Neglected tropical diseases

Tropical disease

Burden of disease

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