Indonesia: an emerging market economy beset by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)

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Editorial

. 2014 Feb 27;8(2):e2449.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002449. eCollection 2014 Feb.

Indonesia: an emerging market economy beset by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)

Melody Tan¹, Rita Kusriastuti², Lorenzo Savioli³, Peter J Hotez⁴

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¹ Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas, United States of America.
² Vector Borne and Neglected Tropical Diseases Unit, South-East Asia Regional Organization (SEARO), World Health Organization, New Delhi, India.
³ Department of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, Switzerland.
⁴ Departments of Pediatrics and Microbiology and Molecular Virology, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America ; Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, Houston, Texas, United States of America ; James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, Houston, Texas, United States of America.

PMID: 24587452
PMCID: PMC3937254
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002449

Editorial

Indonesia: an emerging market economy beset by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)

Melody Tan et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014.

. 2014 Feb 27;8(2):e2449.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002449. eCollection 2014 Feb.

Authors

Melody Tan¹, Rita Kusriastuti², Lorenzo Savioli³, Peter J Hotez⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas, United States of America.
² Vector Borne and Neglected Tropical Diseases Unit, South-East Asia Regional Organization (SEARO), World Health Organization, New Delhi, India.
³ Department of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, Switzerland.
⁴ Departments of Pediatrics and Microbiology and Molecular Virology, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America ; Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, Houston, Texas, United States of America ; James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, Houston, Texas, United States of America.

PMID: 24587452
PMCID: PMC3937254
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002449

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**Figure 1. Map of Indonesia.**
From Wikimedia Commons. Available: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Indonesia_2002_CIA_map.png. Accessed 6 June 2013.

**Figure 2. Geographic distribution of the three major filarial species in Indonesia.**
Data from Indonesian Ministry of Health. Map showing distribution of *B. malayi* (Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi), *W. bancrofti* (Java, Bali, Nusa Tenggara Barat [NTB] and Papua), and *B. malayi* and *B. timori* in Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT).

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[1] Hotez PJ, Cohen R, Mimura C, Yamada T, Hoffman SL (2013) Strengthening mechanisms to prioritize, coordinate, finance, and execute R&D to meet health needs in developing countries [discussion paper]. Washington, D.C.: Institute of Medicine. Available: http://www.iom.edu/Global/Perspectives/2013/StrengtheningMechanismsRD.aspx. Accessed 26 February 2013.

[2] Hotez PJ, Cohen R, Mimura C, Yamada T, Hoffman SL (2013) Strengthening mechanisms to prioritize, coordinate, finance, and execute R&D to meet health needs in developing countries [discussion paper]. Washington, D.C.: Institute of Medicine. Available: http://www.iom.edu/Global/Perspectives/2013/StrengtheningMechanismsRD.aspx. Accessed 26 February 2013.

[3] Samboh, Esther (2011 May 18) RI may become one of six major economies. Jakarta Post; Business. Available: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/05/18/ri-may-become-one-six-majo.... Accessed 3 March 2013.

[4] Samboh, Esther (2011 May 18) RI may become one of six major economies. Jakarta Post; Business. Available: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/05/18/ri-may-become-one-six-majo.... Accessed 3 March 2013.

[5] World Bank (2013) Population Total. Available: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?cid=GPD_1. Accessed 3 March 2013.

[6] World Bank (2013) Population Total. Available: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?cid=GPD_1. Accessed 3 March 2013.

[7] World Bank (2013) Population headcount at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population). Available: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.2DAY. Accessed 3 March 2013.

[8] World Bank (2013) Population headcount at $2 a day (PPP) (% of population). Available: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.2DAY. Accessed 3 March 2013.

[9] World Bank (2013) Population headcount at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population). Available: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.DDAY. Accessed 3 March 2013.

[10] World Bank (2013) Population headcount at $1.25 a day (PPP) (% of population). Available: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.DDAY. Accessed 3 March 2013.

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