Abstract
Why Arboviruses Can Be Neglected Tropical Diseases
Highlights
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases focuses its scope on the ‘‘neglected’’ communicable diseases of developing countries, diseases that do not receive attention from the developed world
As interest in the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) spreads, it is important to re-examine the scope of diseases that should be included under the term ‘‘neglected tropical disease’’
If NTDs are defined as a group of infectious tropical diseases in developing countries that are both povertypromoting and long-lasting in their health impact, arboviruses certainly qualify as NTDs
Summary
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases focuses its scope on the ‘‘neglected’’ communicable diseases of developing countries, diseases that do not receive attention from the developed world. In this Viewpoint article, my premise is that the ‘‘neglected tropical viruses’’, in particular the arthropod-borne or arboviruses, are a disease group that deserves to be considered among the NTDs. Recently, the World Health Organization added dengue virus as the first arbovirus to its list of NTDs. Because of their link to poverty in the developing world, I believe there are other arboviruses that should follow suit. Arboviruses have been most extensively studied by researchers in developed countries.
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