STOP: Study, Treat, Observe, and Prevent Neglected Diseases of Poverty Act

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0008064

Editorial

. 2020 Feb 27;14(2):e0008064.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008064. eCollection 2020 Feb.

STOP: Study, Treat, Observe, and Prevent Neglected Diseases of Poverty Act

Peter J Hotez^{1

2

3

4}, Cory Booker⁵

Affiliations

¹ Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, Department of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology & Microbiology, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America.
² Hagler Institute for Advanced Study at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America.
³ Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, United States of America.
⁴ James A Baker III Institute of Public Policy, Rice University, Houston, Texas, United States of America.
⁵ United States Senator for the State of New Jersey, Washington DC, United States of America.

PMID: 32106246
PMCID: PMC7046181
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008064

Editorial

STOP: Study, Treat, Observe, and Prevent Neglected Diseases of Poverty Act

Peter J Hotez et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020.

. 2020 Feb 27;14(2):e0008064.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008064. eCollection 2020 Feb.

Authors

Peter J Hotez^{1

2

3

4}, Cory Booker⁵

Affiliations

¹ Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, Department of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology & Microbiology, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America.
² Hagler Institute for Advanced Study at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America.
³ Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, United States of America.
⁴ James A Baker III Institute of Public Policy, Rice University, Houston, Texas, United States of America.
⁵ United States Senator for the State of New Jersey, Washington DC, United States of America.

PMID: 32106246
PMCID: PMC7046181
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008064

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PJH is patentholder and lead investigator on vaccines against diseases discussed in the article including hookworm and Chagas disease.

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1. United Nations General Assembly. Report of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights on his mission to the United States of America. A/HRC/38/33/Add.1, May 4; https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1629536?ln=en, accessed November 2, 2019.
1. McKenna ML, McAtee S, Bryan PE, Jeun R, Ward T, Kraus J,et al. Human Intestinal Parasite Burden and Poor Sanitation in Rural Alabama. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017. November;97(5):1623–1628. 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0396 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
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[1] United Nations General Assembly. Report of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights on his mission to the United States of America. A/HRC/38/33/Add.1, May 4; https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1629536?ln=en, accessed November 2, 2019.

[2] United Nations General Assembly. Report of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights on his mission to the United States of America. A/HRC/38/33/Add.1, May 4; https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1629536?ln=en, accessed November 2, 2019.

[3] McKenna ML, McAtee S, Bryan PE, Jeun R, Ward T, Kraus J,et al. Human Intestinal Parasite Burden and Poor Sanitation in Rural Alabama. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017. November;97(5):1623–1628. 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0396 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] McKenna ML, McAtee S, Bryan PE, Jeun R, Ward T, Kraus J,et al. Human Intestinal Parasite Burden and Poor Sanitation in Rural Alabama. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017. November;97(5):1623–1628. 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0396 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] Hotez PJ. Neglected infections of poverty in the United States of America. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008. June 25;2(6):e256 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000256 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Hotez PJ. Neglected infections of poverty in the United States of America. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2008. June 25;2(6):e256 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000256 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] Hotez PJ. Neglected parasitic infections and poverty in the United States. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014. September 4;8(9):e3012 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003012 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Hotez PJ. Neglected parasitic infections and poverty in the United States. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2014. September 4;8(9):e3012 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003012 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Hotez PJ. Blue Marble Health: An Innovative Plan to Fight Diseases of the Poor Amid Wealth, 2016; Johns Hopkins University Press.

[10] Hotez PJ. Blue Marble Health: An Innovative Plan to Fight Diseases of the Poor Amid Wealth, 2016; Johns Hopkins University Press.

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