Revisiting What Constitutes a Neglected Tropical Disease?

Authors

Paul J. Brindley, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine & Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States of America.
Peter J. Hotez, Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology & Microbiology, Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America.
Shaden Kamhawi, Vector Molecular Biology Section, Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America.

Document Type

Editorial

Publication Date

2-1-2025

Journal

PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Volume

19

Issue

2

DOI

10.1371/journal.pntd.0012794

Abstract

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (PLOS NTDs) publishes research devoted to pathogenesis and other clinical aspects, epidemiology, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and control of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), as well as work relevant to public health policy. We define NTDs as poverty-promoting infectious diseases that can negatively impact the quality of life in rural areas and poor urban areas of low- and middle-income countries but which can also affect specific communities within high-income countries. The poverty-inducing effects of the NTDs operate by impairing child health and development, pregnancy outcomes for both mother and child, worker productivity, and quality of life. The NTDs also exhibit stigmatizing features, impeditive to equity and economic stability. The objective of this editorial is to provide an update on the conditions that PLOS NTDs will consider for publication.

APA Citation

Brindley, Paul J.; Hotez, Peter J.; and Kamhawi, Shaden, "Revisiting What Constitutes a Neglected Tropical Disease?" (2025). GW Authored Works. Paper 6548.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/6548

Department

Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine