Noma, also known as cancrum oris or gangrenous stomatitis, is now officially recognized as a neglected tropical disease (NTD), according to an announcement made by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Dec 20, 2023
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Child protection experts are imploring clinicians to broaden their duty of care to ensure that patients' hidden trauma is not overlooked by more obvious physical symptoms and illnesses.
May 5, 2023
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Neglected tropical diseases are a group of communicable diseases found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. They are classified as "neglected" because they have received little or no attention in terms of prevention ...
Jan 27, 2023
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(HealthDay)—During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a decrease in the total number of emergency department visits related to child abuse and neglect, according to research published in the Dec. 11 issue of the U.S. Centers ...
Dec 11, 2020
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Although neglected diseases account for 11 percent of the global disease burden, they are targeted by only a small proportion of the new drugs developed every year.
Mar 22, 2019
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Countries have traditionally been divided into two broad categories according to their capacity to innovate. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases say these categories are overly simplistic and leave ...
Jul 12, 2018
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Identifying dengue fever "hot spots" can provide a predictive map for outbreaks of chikungunya and Zika—two other viral diseases that, along with dengue, are spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
May 11, 2018
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The populations found in the Americas of Plasmodium vivax, one of the main human malaria parasites, are as genetically diverse as those found in Southeast Asia, where malaria transmission is much more frequent.
Oct 27, 2017
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This week scientists, policy makers, and other global health actors will meet in Geneva for a Summit on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)—a group of diseases that overwhelmingly affect the poorest of the poor in low- and ...
Apr 21, 2017
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A chance encounter in northern Australia with a previously undocumented parasite has allowed scientists to join important evolutionary dots, highlighting the need for closer monitoring of exotic and neglected tropical diseases.
Jan 13, 2017
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