New Analysis Details Devastating Toll Of Neglected Tropical Diseases In Sub-Saharan Africa
Monday, August 31, 2009 - 00:21
in Health & Medicine
New light has been shed on the toll that neglected tropical diseases take on sub-Saharan Africa, with an estimated 500 million people suffering from these debilitating and sometimes deadly diseases. Helminth infections account for approximately 85 percent of the NTD burden. Overall, the NTD burden may be equivalent to more than double that caused by tuberculosis and up to one-half of SSA's malaria disease burden.
