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. 2019 Feb 21;13(2):e0007059.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007059. eCollection 2019 Feb.

Strategy for a globally coordinated response to a priority neglected tropical disease: Snakebite envenoming

David J Williams  1   2 , Mohd Abul Faiz  3 , Bernadette Abela-Ridder  2 , Stuart Ainsworth  4 , Tommaso C Bulfone  5 , Andrea D Nickerson  5 , Abdulrazaq G Habib  6 , Thomas Junghanss  7 , Hui Wen Fan  8 , Michael Turner  9 , Robert A Harrison  3 , David A Warrell  10
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Strategy for a globally coordinated response to a priority neglected tropical disease: Snakebite envenoming

David J Williams et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Dr Bernadette Abela-Ridder is an employee of the World Health Organization. Dr David Williams is engaged as a consultant to the World Health Organization. The majority of authors (excepting Dr Abela-Ridder, Dr Ainsworth, Mr Bulfone and Ms Nickerson) are members of the WHO Snakebite Envenoming Working Group. The authors have declared that no other competing interests exist.

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Fig 1. Summary of WHO snakebite envenoming road map objectives, impact goals, and timeline phases.
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