Vanadium is a transition metal that, being ubiquitously distributed in soil, crude oil, water
and air, also found roles in biological systems and is an essential element in most living …

Background: Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have long been overlooked in the global
health agenda. They are intimately related to poverty, cause important local burdens of …

Many communities in low-and middle-income countries globally lack sustainable, cost-
effective and mutually beneficial solutions for infectious disease, food, water and poverty …

Chagas disease is a chronic, systemic, parasitic infection caused by the protozoan
Trypanosoma cruzi, and was discovered in 1909. The disease affects about 8 million people …

The Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) is a landmark initiative that systematically
quantifies the prevalence, morbidity, and mortality for hundreds of diseases, injuries, and …

Infectious diseases of poverty (IDoP) disproportionately affect the poorest population in the
world and contribute to a cycle of poverty as a result of decreased productivity ensuing from …

The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are the most common conditions affecting the
poorest 500 million people living in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and together produce a …

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Dr. Peter Hotez discusses how an antivaccine movement became a dangerous political
campaign promoted by elected officials and amplified by news media, causing thousands of …

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