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Editorial
. 2023 Aug;8(8):e012540.
doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012540.

Safe and effective treatments are needed for cryptosporidiosis, a truly neglected tropical disease

Ian H Gilbert  1 , Sumiti Vinayak  2 , Boris Striepen  3 , Ujjini H Manjunatha  4 , Ibrahim A Khalil  5 , Wesley C Van Voorhis  6 ; Cryptosporidiosis Therapeutics Advocacy Group CTAG; Cryptosporidiosis Therapeutics Advocacy CTAG
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Editorial

Safe and effective treatments are needed for cryptosporidiosis, a truly neglected tropical disease

Ian H Gilbert et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2023 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: Child health; Parasitology.

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Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Total (acute and long-term) Cryptosporidium DALYs per 1000 child-years among children under 5 (GBD estimates and geographic distribution, Ibrahim Khalil). DALYs after accounting for undernutrition-associated DALYs due to cryptosporidiosis. DALYs, disability-adjusted life years lost; GBD, Global Burden of Disease.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Infectious disease deaths and DALYs by WHO region. There are estimated to be 133 000 deaths per year and 8200K DALYs due to cryptosporidiosis (pink), which greatly exceed the WHO NTDs, note differences in scales. DALYs, disability-adjusted life years lost; NTDs, neglected tropical diseases.
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