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Tropical diseases
Tropical diseases encompass all diseases that occur solely, or principally, in the tropics. In practice, the term is often taken to refer to infectious diseases that thrive in hot, humid conditions, such as malaria, leishmaniasis, schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, Chagas disease, African trypanosomiasis, and dengue.
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Sustaining the drive to overcome the global impact of NTDs
Second report on neglected tropical diseases, 2013 (pdf 8.5MB) - Publications: neglected tropical diseases
- Publications: tropical diseases research and training