00850nas a2200181   4500000000100000008004100001653003900042653002500081653001800106653001300124100001900137700001100156245003300167856008400200300001000284490000600294520036800300       2013                            d10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)10aLymphatic filariasis10aLeishmaniasis10aTrachoma1 aBhattacharya S1 aAzim S00aNeglected tropical diseases.  uhttp://www.kenkyugroup.org/images/articles/728bf2071fa0897c1580eebcc6939fc3.pdf  a14-160 v33 a<p>Neglected tropical diseases [1,2,3,4] (NTDs) comprising of a group of communicable diseases that occurs in 149 tropical and subtropical countries and affect more than one billion people. It is prevalent in areas with poor sanitation and disease transmitting vectors. They affect poorest of the poor and results in huge loss to the economy of the country.</p>