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This edit broke all the refs so reverted. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 00:13, 7 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Oh thank you for fixing this. I would still like to make this edit. How would I avoid this problem the next time I change something? Akweaver32 (talk) 22:14, 11 October 2016 (UTC)

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of tropical infections which are especially common in low-income populations in developing regions of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. They are caused by a variety of pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, protozoa and helminths. These diseases are contrasted with the big three diseases (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria), which generally receive greater treatment and research funding. In sub-Saharan Africa, the impact of these diseases as a group is comparable to malaria and tuberculosis.[1] NTD co-infection can also make HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis more deadly.[4]

In some cases, the treatments are relatively inexpensive. For example, the treatment for schistosomiasis is US$0.20 per child per year.[2] Nevertheless, control of neglected diseases is estimated to require funding of between US$2 billion to US$3 billion over the next five to seven years.[3] Some pharmaceutical companies have committed to donating all the drug therapies required, and mass drug administration (for example mass deworming) has been successfully accomplished in several countries.[5] However, preventative measures are often more accessible in the developed world, but not universally available in poorer areas.

Seventeen neglected tropical diseases are prioritized by WHO, though other organizations define NTDs differently. These diseases are common in 149 countries, affecting more than 1.4 billion people (including more than 500 million children)[6] and costing developing economies billions of dollars every year.[7] They resulted in 142,000 deaths in 2013—down from 204,000 deaths in 1990.[8] Of these seventeen, two were targeted for eradication (dracunculiasis (guinea-worm disease) by 2015 and yaws by 2020), and four for elimination (blinding trachoma, human African trypanosomiasis, leprosy and lymphatic filariasis by 2020).[7]

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