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Editorial
. 2015 Jul 28;9(7):e0003672.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003672. eCollection 2015 Jul.

Blue Marble Health Redux: Neglected Tropical Diseases and Human Development in the Group of 20 (G20) Nations and Nigeria

Peter J Hotez  1
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Blue Marble Health Redux: Neglected Tropical Diseases and Human Development in the Group of 20 (G20) Nations and Nigeria

Peter J Hotez. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .

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Conflict of interest statement

I have read the journal's policy and the author of this manuscript has the following competing interests: The author is principal investigator on vaccines in development against hookworm and other neglected tropical diseases. This does not alter my adherence to all PLOS policies on sharing data and materials.

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