Helminth elimination in the pursuit of sustainable development goals: a "worm index" for human development

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology and Microbiology, 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; Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, United States of America.
² Department of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology and Microbiology, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America; James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, Houston, Texas, United States of America.

Editorial

Peter J Hotez et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015.

. 2015 Apr 30;9(4):e0003618.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003618. eCollection 2015 Apr.

¹ Department of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology and Microbiology, 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; Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, United States of America.
² Department of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology and Microbiology, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America; James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, Houston, Texas, United States of America.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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