The SARS-CoV-2 crisis and its impact on neglected tropical diseases: Threat or opportunity?

Claire Chaumont^{1

2}, Kimberly Kamara^{1

3}, Elisa Baring¹, Karen Palacio¹, Ana Power¹, Warren Lancaster¹

Affiliations

¹ The END Fund, New York, New York, United States of America.
² Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
³ Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, New York, New York, United States of America.

Claire Chaumont et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020.

. 2020 Sep 21;14(9):e0008680.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008680. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Claire Chaumont^{1

2}, Kimberly Kamara^{1

3}, Elisa Baring¹, Karen Palacio¹, Ana Power¹, Warren Lancaster¹

¹ The END Fund, New York, New York, United States of America.
² Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
³ Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, New York, New York, 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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