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Health: Neglected diseases

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Neglected diseases, such as Chagas disease and schistosomiasis, are given a low status in global public health priorities. Yet they affect one billion people, mainly in remote areas, rural slums and conflict zones.

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Opinions and Analysis

Test de enfermedad del sueño Neglected tropical diseases ‘heart enemies’

Neglected tropical diseases are a hidden factor of cardiovascular diseases in developing countries, say Yasmin Moolani and colleagues.

14 July 2012 | ES
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Disparity in Chagas disease demands ‘urgent attention’

The challenges currently faced by Chagas patients are similar to those at the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemics, say Peter J. Hotez and colleagues.

14 June 2012 | ES
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Global treaty would improve access to health

23 May 2012 | EN | ES
Source: PLoS Medicine


News and Features

Yaws disease 1956-58 Drug and a syphilis test offer hope of yaws eradication

A diagnostic test targeting syphilis and an oral antibiotic could be used together to help eradicate yaws disease, a WHO meeting was told.

24 April 2013 | EN

Laboratorio Vaccine against Chagas disease shows effectiveness

A candidate vaccine against Chagas disease elicited high immunity in mice, and proved to be safe and simple to produce.

16 April 2013 | ES