The concept of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) emerged more than a decade ago and
has been recognised as a valid way to categorise diseases that affect the poorest …

Schistosomiasis is a water borne parasitic disease of global importance and with ongoing
control the disease endemic landscape is changing. In sub-Saharan Africa, for example, the …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a deadly parasitic disease, is a major public health concern
globally. Countries affected by VL have signed the London Declaration on Neglected …

Trypanosoma brucei gambiense causes human African trypanosomiasis (HAT). Between
1990 and 2015, almost 440000 cases were reported. Large-scale screening of populations …

Background Considerable efforts have been made to better understand the effectiveness of
large-scale preventive chemotherapy therapy for the control of morbidity caused by infection …

Schistosomiasis is a waterborne parasitic disease in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly
common in rural populations living in impoverished conditions. With the scale-up of …

Introduction The leishmaniases represent a group of parasitic diseases caused by infection
with one of several species of Leishmania parasites. Disease presentation varies because …

Background The World Health Organization (WHO) has set ambitious time-bound targets for
the control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Investing in NTDs is not …

Background Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a neglected tropical disease targeted for elimination
as a public health problem by 2030. Although mass treatments have led to huge reductions …

Background India has made great progress towards the elimination of lymphatic filariasis. By
2015, most endemic districts had completed at least five annual rounds of mass drug …