Ears of the Armadillo: Global Health Research and Neglected Diseases in Texas

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have been recently identified as significant public health problems in Texas and elsewhere in the American South. A one-day forum on the landscape of research and development and the hidden burden of NTDs in Texas explored the next steps to coordinate advocacy, pub...

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Published in:PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2013-06, Vol.7 (6), p.e2021-e2021
Main Authors: Andrus, Jon, Bottazzi, Maria Elena, Chow, Jennifer, Goraleski, Karen A, Fisher-Hoch, Susan P, Lambuth, Jocelyn K, Lee, Bruce Y, Margolis, Harold S, McCormick, Joseph B, Melby, Peter, Murray, Kristy O, Rico-Hesse, Rebeca, Valenzuela, Jesus G, Hotez, Peter J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Armadillo
Disease control
Infections
Medical research
Medicine
Parasitic diseases
Public health
Science policy
Tropical diseases
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Summary:Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have been recently identified as significant public health problems in Texas and elsewhere in the American South. A one-day forum on the landscape of research and development and the hidden burden of NTDs in Texas explored the next steps to coordinate advocacy, public health, and research into a cogent health policy framework for the American NTDs. It also highlighted how U.S.-funded global health research can serve to combat these health disparities in the United States, in addition to benefiting communities abroad.
ISSN:1935-2735
1935-2727
1935-2735
DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002021