Toward an open-access global database for mapping, control, and surveillance of neglected tropical diseases.

Toward an open-access global database for mapping, control, and surveillance of neglected tropical diseases.

BACKGROUND: After many years of general neglect, interest has grown and efforts came under way for the mapping, control, surveillance, and eventual elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Disease risk estimates are a key feature to target control interventions, and serve as a benchmark fo...

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Main Authors: Eveline Hürlimann, Nadine Schur, Konstantina Boutsika, Anna-Sofie Stensgaard, Maiti Laserna de Himpsl, Kathrin Ziegelbauer, Nassor Laizer, Lukas Camenzind, Aurelio Di Pasquale, Uwem F Ekpo, Christopher Simoonga, Gabriel Mushinge, Christopher F L Saarnak, Jürg Utzinger, Thomas K Kristensen, Penelope Vounatsou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-12-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3236728?pdf=render

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