A pathway for skin NTD diagnostic development
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Among the more than 20 diseases and disease groups featured in the 2021–2030 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) road map published by the World Health Organization (WHO), 10 present primarily with cutaneous manifestations: Buruli ulcer, cutaneous leishmaniasis and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis, mycetoma, chromoblastomycosis and other deep mycosis, leprosy, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, scabies and other ectoparasites, and yaws. These are sometimes referred to as skin NTDs. Skin NTDs hinder individuals’ quality of life through pain, deformity, loss of function, stigma, social discrimination, isolation, and loss of livelihoods. As a result, the 2021–2030 NTD road map identified skin NTDs as a priority area of work. To assist national programmes, in 2022, WHO released a companion document to guide integrated approaches to their detection, diagnosis, management, and control [1].
Source: PLoS neglected tropical diseases
Authors: Michael Marks, Sundeep Chaitanya Vedithi, Wendy W. J. van de Sande, Bruno Levecke, Anthony W. Solomon, Kingsley Asiedu, Camilla L. Ducker, Patrick Lammie, Daniel Argaw Dagne, Isra Cruz, on behalf of the WHO Diagnostic Technical Advisory Group on Neglected Tropical Diseases
Institutions: University College Hospital, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London, University of Cambridge, American Leprosy Missions, Erasmus MC, Ghent University, World Health Organization, The Task Force for Global Health, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Escuela Nacional de Sanidad, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Infecciosas
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,670
Funder: World Health Organization
OpenAlex ID: W4404690130