Mapping of neglected tropical diseases critical to control and elimination efforts
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 06:14
in Health & Medicine
To take full advantage of recent increased financial commitments from some governments, international agencies, and philanthropies, accurate and up-to-date mapping of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) needs to be implemented to help improve the precision of decision-making in NTD control and elimination, says a new editorial, 'The Global Atlas of Helminth Infection: Mapping the Way Forward in Neglected Tropical Disease Control,' published July 27 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases...