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The neglected tropical diseases of Latin America and the Caribbean: a review of disease burden and distribution and a roadmap for control and elimination by Hotez, Peter J, Bottazzi, Maria Elena, Franco-Paredes, Carlos, Ault, Steven K, Periago, Mirta Roses

“…The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) represent some of the most common infections of the poorest people living in the Latin American and Caribbean region…”
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Schistosomiasis Prevalence and Intensity of Infection in Latin America and the Caribbean Countries, 1942-2014: A Systematic Review in the Context of a Regional Elimination Goal by Zoni, Ana Clara, Catalá, Laura, Ault, Steven K

“…In 2012 the World Health Assembly adopted resolution WHA65.21 on elimination of schistosomiasis, calling for increased investment in schistosomiasis control…”
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Neglected diseases of neglected populations: thinking to reshape the determinants of health in Latin America and the Caribbean by Ehrenberg, John P, Ault, Steven K

“…People living in poverty throughout the developing world are heavily burdened with neglected communicable diseases and often marginalized by the health sector…”
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Administration of triclabendazole is safe and effective in controlling fascioliasis in an endemic community of the Bolivian Altiplano by Villegas, Fidel, Angles, René, Barrientos, René, Barrios, Gary, Valero, María Adela, Hamed, Kamal, Grueninger, Heiner, Ault, Steven K, Montresor, Antonio, Engels, Dirk, Mas-Coma, Santiago, Gabrielli, Albis Francesco

“…The Bolivian northern Altiplano is characterized by a high prevalence of Fasciola hepatica infection. In order to assess the feasibility, safety and efficacy…”
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Methodological Bias Can Lead the Cochrane Collaboration to Irrelevance in Public Health Decision-Making by Montresor, Antonio, Addiss, David, Albonico, Marco, Ali, Said Mohammed, Ault, Steven K, Gabrielli, Albis-Francesco, Garba, Amadou, Gasimov, Elkhan, Gyorkos, Theresa, Jamsheed, Mohamed Ahmed, Levecke, Bruno, Mbabazi, Pamela, Mupfasoni, Denise, Savioli, Lorenzo, Vercruysse, Jozef, Yajima, Aya

“…  CC systematic reviews focus on a wide range of health-care interventions and typically consider evidence only from randomized controlled trials (RCTs)…”
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Update on the mapping of prevalence and intensity of infection for soil-transmitted helminth infections in Latin America and the Caribbean: a call for action by Saboyá, Martha Idalí, Catalá, Laura, Nicholls, Rubén Santiago, Ault, Steven Kenyon

“…It is estimated that in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) at least 13.9 million preschool age and 35.4 million school age children are at risk of…”
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Prevention, control, and elimination of neglected diseases in the Americas: pathways to integrated, inter-programmatic, inter-sectoral action for health and development by Holveck, John C, Ehrenberg, John P, Ault, Steven K, Rojas, Rocio, Vasquez, Javier, Cerqueira, Maria Teresa, Ippolito-Shepherd, Josefa, Genovese, Miguel A, Periago, Mirta Roses

“…In the Latin America and Caribbean region over 210 million people live below the poverty line. These impoverished and marginalized populations are heavily…”
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Elimination of neglected diseases in latin america and the Caribbean: a mapping of selected diseases by Schneider, Maria Cristina, Aguilera, Ximena Paz, Barbosa da Silva Junior, Jarbas, Ault, Steven Kenyon, Najera, Patricia, Martinez, Julio, Requejo, Raquel, Nicholls, Ruben Santiago, Yadon, Zaida, Silva, Juan Carlos, Leanes, Luis Fernando, Periago, Mirta Roses

“…In Latin America and the Caribbean, around 195 million people live in poverty, a situation that increases the burden of some infectious diseases. Neglected…”
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Intersectoral Approaches to Neglected Diseases by Ault, Steven K.

“…The neglected diseases are a diverse group of communicable diseases that affect principally the world's poorest people. They are linked to poverty, as both a…”
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High prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths in Southern Belize-highlighting opportunity for control interventions by Kaminsky, Rina Girard, Ault, Steven K., Castillo, Phillip, Serrano, Kenton, Troya, Guillermo

“…Objective:To assess prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminths(STH) in school age children of two southern districts as baseline information prior…”
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Pan American Health Organization's Regional Strategic Framework for addressing neglected diseases in neglected populations in Latin America and the Caribbean by Ault, Steven K

“…The neglected diseases (NDs) need to be placed much higher on the agendas of the Ministries of Health and other organizations which are capable of effective…”
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Eliminating lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, and schistosomiasis from the americas: breaking a historical legacy of slavery by Lammie, Patrick J, Lindo, John F, Secor, W Evan, Vasquez, Javier, Ault, Steven K, Eberhard, Mark L

“…The biological and epidemiological characteristics of schistosomiasis make it much more challenging to eliminate than lymphatic filariasis or onchocerciasis…”
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Progress towards the control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases in Brazil by Gabrielli, Albis Francesco, Montresor, Antonio, Nicholls, Ruben Santiago, Ault, Steven Kenyon

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The Pan American Health Organization's role and perspectives on the mapping and modeling of the neglected tropical diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean: an overview by Ault, Steven K, Nicholls, Ruben Santiago, Saboya, Martha IdaIí

“…The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), which functions as the regional office for the Americas of the World Health Organization, is committed to provide…”
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El camino a la eliminación: un panorama de las enfermedades infecciosas desatendidas en América Latina y el Caribe by Kenyon Ault, Steven, Catalá Pascual, Laura, Grados-Zavala, Maria Elena, Gonzálvez García, Guillermo, Castellanos, Luis Gerardo

“…Las enfermedades infecciosas desatendidas (EID) afectan, principalmente, a las poblaciones que viven en condiciones aisladas y socioeconómicas de pobreza…”
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Emerging Chagas Disease: Trophic Network and Cycle of Transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi from Palm Trees in the Amazon by Teixeira, Antonio R.L., Monteiro, Pedro Sadi, Rebelo, José M., Argañaraz, Enrique R., Vieira, Daniela, Lauria-Pires, Liana, Nascimento, Rubens, Vexenat, Cássia A., Silva, Antonio R., Ault, Steven K., Costa, Jackson M.

“…A trophic network involving molds, invertebrates, and vertebrates, ancestrally adapted to the palm tree (Attalaea phalerata) microhabitat, maintains enzootic…”
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The road to elimination: an overview of neglected infectious diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean by Ault, Steven Kenyon, Catalá Pascual, Laura, Grados-Zavala, Maria Elena, Gonzálvez García, Guillermo, Castellanos, Luis Gerardo

“…Neglected infectious diseases (NID) affect mainly isolated populations living in isolation and in poor socioeconomic conditions. These diseases, by their…”
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The decline of dengue in the Americas in 2017: discussion of multiple hypotheses by Perez, Freddy, Llau, Anthony, Gutierrez, Gamaliel, Bezerra, Haroldo, Coelho, Giovanini, Ault, Steven, Barbiratto, Sulamita Brandao, Resende, Marcelo Carballo, Cerezo, Lizbeth, Kleber, Giovanni Luz, Pacheco, Oscar, Perez, Octavio Lenin, Picos, Victor, Rojas, Diana P., Siqueira, Joao Bosco, Suarez, Marco Fidel, Harris, Eva, Castellanos, Luis Gerardo, Espinal, Carlos, Martin, Jose Luis San

“…Objective Since the 1980s, dengue incidence has increased 30‐fold. However, in 2017, there was a noticeable reduction in reported dengue incidence cases within…”
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The Nasotemporal Division in Primate Retina: The Neural Bases of Macular Sparing and Splitting by Leventhal, Audie G., Ault, Steven J., Vitek, Dagmar J.

“…In primates, each hemisphere contains a representation of the contralateral visual hemifield; unilateral damage to the visual pathways results in loss of…”
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El abordaje integral de las enfermedades tropicales desatendidas en América Latina y el Caribe: un imperativo ético para alcanzar la justicia y la equidad social by Ault, Steven Kenyon, Nicholls, Rubén Santiago

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