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Editorial
. 2020 Jan 29;14(1):e0007999.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007999. eCollection 2020 Jan.

World neglected tropical diseases day

Peter J Hotez  1   2   3   4   5 , Serap Aksoy  6 , Paul J Brindley  7 , Shaden Kamhawi  8
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Editorial

World neglected tropical diseases day

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

Abstract

January 30, 2020 is the first-ever World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day (World NTD Day), a day when we celebrate the achievements made towards control of the world's NTDs, yet recognize the daunting challenges we face in the control and elimination of these conditions.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Fig 1. The WHO’s list of 20 Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) [1].
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