01443nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001260003700042653002400079653005700103100001100160700001200171700001100183245008100194856009900275300001300374490000700387520084100394022001401235       2022                            d  bPublic Library of Science (PLoS)10aInfectious Diseases10aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health1 aPham K1 aHotez P1 aJex AR00aVietnam: Neglected tropical diseases in an emerging and accelerating economy  uhttps://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0010140&type=printable  ae00101400 v163 a<p>The Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) has made tremendous strides in reducing its disease burden from tropical infections, including malaria and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). It now joins South Korea, Japan, and the eastern half of China as nations or regions that have achieved great successes in disease control through a combination of economic reforms, mass drug preventive treatment programs, and other public health interventions [<a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0010140#pntd.0010140.ref001">1</a>–<a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0010140#pntd.0010140.ref003">3</a>]. Here, we provide a brief update on these activities, including Vietnam’s prospects for disease elimination or, in some instances, disease reemergence.</p>
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