Definition

A diverse range of preventable and treatable infectious diseases classically found in low-income populations in the tropics. NTDs may spread and affect more people due to climate change, such as mosquito-borne dengue.

Further reading
Neglected tropical diseases - World Health Organization (WHO) [website]
Neglected tropical diseases - Springer Nature Limited [website]
Climate change, malaria and neglected tropical diseases: a scoping review (Klepac et al., 2024) [journal article]
Related

chikungunya fever; communicable diseases; dengue fever; elimination; eradication; neglected diseases of poverty; surveillance; tropical infections; World NTD Day; zoonoses

See also
One Health
Vectors
Zoonosis
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Drafted by
Chris Graham
Reviewed by
TBC