02160nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260003700042653002400079653003100103653001700134653003900151653001800190653002300208653002000231100001400251700001500265700001600280700001500296700001700311700001400328700001400342700001400356245009100370856022100461300000900682520114200691022002501833       2023                            d  bCambridge University Press (CUP)10aInfectious Diseases10aAnimal Science and Zoology10aParasitology10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)10aPublic health10aParasitic Diseases10aItalian Network1 aCasulli A1 aAntinori S1 aBartoloni A1 aD'Amelio S1 aGabrielli AF1 aGazzoli G1 aRinaldi L1 aBruschi F00aNeglected Tropical Diseases in Italy: introducing IN-NTD, the Italian network for NTDs  uhttps://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/C7DFA3C504DA1F257DD26F63536246E2/S0031182023000422a.pdf/neglected-tropical-diseases-in-italy-introducing-in-ntd-the-italian-network-for-ntds.pdf  a1-283 a<p>The World Health Organization (WHO) defines neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) as a diverse group of primarily infectious diseases, which disproportionately affect poor and marginalized populations worldwide. In this context, NTDs are responsible for important morbidity and mortality and justify a global response. Moreover, NTDs are relatively neglected by research &amp; development as well as by funding, if compared with the magnitude of the public health problem they represent. This happens even though, unlike other infectious diseases, they can be prevented, controlled and eliminated by targeted public health interventions. NTDs are mainly prevalent in communities from low-income countries in tropical and subtropical areas but are also present in upper-middle-income countries, including several in Europe. Here we provide an update on the most relevant parasitic endemic or imported NTDs in Italy and illustrate the rationale for the establishment of the Italian Network on NTDs (IN-NTD), an alliance of scientific societies, institutes, foundations, universities and non-profit organizations united to fight NTDs.</p>
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