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Taenia solium is a zoonotic parasite that circulates between people and pigs. In humans, it often leads to the disease neurocysticercosis, which is an important public health problem. This course p...

In 2017, the WHO added chromoblastomycosis (also called chromomycosis) to the list of neglected tropical diseases. Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic, progressive fungal infection of the skin and sub...

Em 2017, a OMS adicionou a cromoblastomicose (também chamada de cromomicose) à lista de doenças tropicais negligenciadas. A cromoblastomicose é uma infecção fúngica crônica e progressiva da pele e ...

For vector and pest control, different methods and strategies are available and several of them involve the use of pesticides. Depending on the local context, public health authorities need to care...

The monitoring and evaluating framework for progress of the road map for NTDs 2021-2030 is the second companion document to the road map. The goal of this document is to facilitate tracking of prog...

Buruli ulcer is a chronic debilitating disease Mycobacterium ulcerans that mainly affects the skin and sometimes bone. The mode of transmission to humans is unknown. Currently, early diagnosis and ...

L'ulcère de Buruli est une maladie chronique débilitante à Mycobacterium ulcerans qui affecte principalement la peau et parfois les os. Le mode de transmission à l'homme est inconnu. Actuellement, ...

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) continue to cause hardship and harm to over one billion people worldwide, burdening individuals, families and communities who are already marginalized and disadva...

Ensuring sustainability of NTD interventions and outcomes is a key goal of the NTD road map 2021–2030, as achieving the 2030 targets set for control, elimination and eradication will require substa...

Ending the neglect to attain the Sustainable Development Goals: a road map for neglected tropical diseases 2021−2030 was prepared through an extensive global consultation pursuant to decision EB146...

Onchocerciasis – or “river blindness” – is a parasitic disease caused by the filarial worm Onchocerca volvulus transmitted by repeated bites of infected blackflies (Simulium spp.). These blackflies...

Noma (cancrum oris) is a serious gangrenous disease of the mouth and face, mainly affecting children aged 2 to 6 years in sub-Saharan Africa.

Despite substantial knowledge gaps, it is reported to...