"Rapid impact" 10 years after: The first "decade" (2006–2016) of integrated neglected tropical disease control

Peter J. Hotez; Alan Fenwick; Sarah E. Ray; Simon I. Hay; David Molyneux

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0006137

"Rapid impact" 10 years after: The first "decade" (2006–2016) of integrated neglected tropical disease control

Peter J. Hotez
, Alan Fenwick
, Sarah E. Ray
, Simon I. Hay
, David Molyneux

Tropical Disease Biology

Baylor College of Medicine
Imperial College London
University of Washington

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Abstract

New data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2016 indicate substantial declines in the prevalence and disease burden (as measured in disability-adjusted life years [DALYs]) of six of the seven neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) targeted by integrated mass drug administration (MDA) over the previous decade.

Original language	English
Article number	e0006137
Pages (from-to)	e0006137
Journal	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Volume	12
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006137
Publication status	Published - 24 May 2018

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