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Editorial
. 2011 Jul;5(7):e1022.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001022. Epub 2011 Jul 26.

Linking global HIV/AIDS treatments with national programs for the control and elimination of the neglected tropical diseases

Julie Noblick, Richard Skolnik, Peter J Hotez
Editorial

Linking global HIV/AIDS treatments with national programs for the control and elimination of the neglected tropical diseases

Julie Noblick et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2011 Jul.
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Conflict of interest statement

PJH is a co-founder of the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Disease Control and an inventor on international patents for hookworm vaccines.

Julie Noblick, MPH, recently graduated from The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. Some of the material in this document comprised a part of her master.s thesis. Richard Skolnik, MPA, is a Lecturer in the Department of Global Health, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD, is Co-Editor-in-Chief of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. He is Texas Children.s Hospital Endowed Chair of Tropical Pediatrics, President, Sabin Vaccine Institute . Texas Children.s Hospital . Baylor College of Medicine . Center for Vaccine Development, and Dean, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Schematic diagram highlighting the bi-directionality of the pathogenic links between NTDs and HIV/AIDS.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Schematic diagram representing the operational links for integrated control of NTDs and HIVS/AIDS.
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