Neglected tropical diseases in Central America and Panama: Review of their prevalence, populations at risk and impact on regional development

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 597-603

  Hotez, Peter J ^a,b,c   Woc Colburn, Laila ^a   Bottazzi, Maria Elena ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Central America; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Dengue; Intestinal helminth infections; Malaria; Neglected tropical diseases; NTDs; Panama

Indexed keywords

DENGUE FEVER; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MALARIA; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

CENTRAL AMERICA; CHAGAS DISEASE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYSTICERCOSIS; DENGUE; DISEASE ELIMINATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EL SALVADOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GUATEMALA; HANTAVIRUS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HELMINTHIASIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HONDURAS; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INTESTINE INFECTION; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALARIA; NEGLECTED DISEASE; NICARAGUA; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PANAMA; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TAENIASIS; TRACHOMA; TROPICAL DISEASE; VULNERABLE POPULATION; ECONOMICS; NEGLECTED DISEASES; PARASITIC DISEASES; PARASITOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; TROPIC CLIMATE;

EL SALVADOR [CENTRAL AMERICA]; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; HONDURAS; NICARAGUA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

CENTRAL AMERICA; HUMANS; NEGLECTED DISEASES; PARASITIC DISEASES; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

EID: 84904913599     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2014.04.001     Document Type: Review

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