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Neglected tropical diseases outside the tropics.

Francesca F FF Norman, Ana A Pérez de Ayala, José-Antonio JA Pérez-Molina, Begoña B Monge-Maillo, Pilar P Zamarrón, and Rogelio R López-Vélez

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 4(7):e762 (2010) PMID 20668546

The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Due to the growth in international travel and immigration, NTDs may be diagnosed in countries of the western world, but there has been no specific focus in the literature on imported NTDs.

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000762
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