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. 2008 Jun 25;2(6):e244.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000244.

Trick or treat: the role of vaccines in integrated schistosomiasis control

Robert Bergquist  1 , Jürg Utzinger, Donald P McManus
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Trick or treat: the role of vaccines in integrated schistosomiasis control

Robert Bergquist et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Yardstick for Financial Resource Allocation Based on the Global Burden Awarded to Each Disease in TDR's Portfolio in the 2001–2002 Biennium (Top) and the 2007–2008 Biennium (Bottom).
The figures show that the diseases fall into two relatively distinct groups, (i) well-funded (i.e., malaria and tuberculosis), and (ii) less well-funded, including leprosy, which is now targeted for elimination as a threat in public health. Note the particularly low amounts currently allocated to schistosomiasis and lymphatic filariasis in relation to the estimated global burden of these diseases.
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