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Collateral Benefits of Preventive Chemotherapy — Expanding the War on Neglected Tropical Diseases

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: The collateral and extended effects of preventive chemotherapy, many of which were unanticipated, have reduced disease burdens and saved lives on a scale that appears to have exceeded the intended impact on seven neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) — the three major soil-transmitted helminth infections (ascariasis, trichuriasis, and hookworm infection), schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, and trachoma.

Source: New England Journal of Medicine

DOI: 10.1056/nejmp1900400

Authors: Peter J. Hotez, Alan Fenwick, David H. Molyneux

Institutions: Baylor College of Medicine, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Imperial College London

Language: English

Topic: Parasites and Host Interactions

Subfield: Parasitology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2943904294

FWCI: 4.437

Cites: 5

Cited by: 35

Related to: 10