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. 2013 Apr 11;7(4):e2125.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002125. Print 2013.

"Barriers" to child development and human potential: the case for including the "neglected enteric protozoa" (NEP) and other enteropathy-associated pathogens in the NTDs

Luther A Bartelt  1 , Aldo A M Lima, Margaret Kosek, Pablo Peñataro Yori, Gwenyth Lee, Richard L Guerrant
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"Barriers" to child development and human potential: the case for including the "neglected enteric protozoa" (NEP) and other enteropathy-associated pathogens in the NTDs

Luther A Bartelt et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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Conflict of interest statement

I have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: RLG, AAL, and MK have received funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and RLG is also funded by the Mid-Atlantic Research Centers of Excellence.

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Figure 1. The “vicious cycle" of enteropathogens, malnutrition, and impaired childhood development, and multifaceted opportunities for intervention.
Figure adapted from Nutr Rev. 2008 September; 66(9): 487–505 .
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