Neglected Diseases

"Neglected Diseases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Diseases that are underfunded and have low name recognition but are major burdens in less developed countries. The World Health Organization has designated six tropical infectious diseases as being neglected in industrialized countries that are endemic in many developing countries (HELMINTHIASIS; LEPROSY; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; ONCHOCERCIASIS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; and TRACHOMA).

Descriptor ID	D058069
MeSH Number(s)	C23.550.291.890
Concept/Terms	Neglected Diseases Neglected Diseases Disease, Neglected Diseases, Neglected Neglected Disease

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Neglected Diseases".

Diseases [C]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Disease Attributes [C23.550.291]
Neglected Diseases [C23.550.291.890]

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Bar chart showing 11 publications over 7 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2011	0	1	1
2014	1	0	1
2017	0	1	1
2018	1	0	1
2019	2	1	3
2021	0	2	2
2022	0	2	2

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Marks M, McVernon J, McCarthy JS, Enbiale W, Hanna C, Chosidow O, Engelman D, Asiedu K, Steer A. Diagnostics to support the control of scabies-Development of two target product profiles. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 08; 16(8):e0010556.

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Mow M, Thean LJ, Parnaby M, Mani J, Rafai E, Sahukhan A, Kama M, Tuicakau M, Kado J, Romani L, Engelman D, Whitfeld M, Kaldor J, Steer A, Carvalho N. Costs of mass drug administration for scabies in Fiji. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 02; 16(2):e0010147.

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Engelman D, Marks M, Steer AC, Beshah A, Biswas G, Chosidow O, Coffeng LE, Lardizabal Dofitas B, Enbiale W, Fallah M, Gasimov E, Hopkins A, Jacobson J, Kaldor JM, Ly F, Mackenzie CD, McVernon J, Parnaby M, Rainima-Qaniuci M, Sokana O, Sankara D, Yotsu R, Yajima A, Cantey PT. A framework for scabies control. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 09; 15(9):e0009661.

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Jittamala P, Monteiro W, Smit MR, Pedrique B, Specht S, Chaccour CJ, Dard C, Del Giudice P, Khieu V, Maruani A, Failoc-Rojas VE, S?ez-de-Ocariz M, Soriano-Arandes A, Piquero-Casals J, Faisant A, Brenier-Pinchart MP, Wimmersberger D, Coulibaly JT, Keiser J, Boralevi F, Sokana O, Marks M, Engelman D, Romani L, Steer AC, von Seidlein L, White NJ, Harriss E, Stepniewska K, Humphreys GS, Kennon K, Guerin PJ, Kobylinski KC. A systematic review and an individual patient data meta-analysis of ivermectin use in children weighing less than fifteen kilograms: Is it time to reconsider the current contraindication? PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2021 03; 15(3):e0009144.

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Thomas C, Coates SJ, Engelman D, Chosidow O, Chang AY. Ectoparasites: Scabies. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Mar; 82(3):533-548.

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Engelman D, Cantey PT, Marks M, Solomon AW, Chang AY, Chosidow O, Enbiale W, Engels D, Hay RJ, Hendrickx D, Hotez PJ, Kaldor JM, Kama M, Mackenzie CD, McCarthy JS, Martin DL, Mengistu B, Maurer T, Negussu N, Romani L, Sokana O, Whitfeld MJ, Fuller LC, Steer AC. The public health control of scabies: priorities for research and action. Lancet. 2019 Jul 06; 394(10192):81-92.

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Romani L, Marks M, Sokana O, Nasi T, Kamoriki B, Cordell B, Wand H, Whitfeld MJ, Engelman D, Solomon AW, Kaldor JM, Steer AC. Efficacy of mass drug administration with ivermectin for control of scabies and impetigo, with coadministration of azithromycin: a single-arm community intervention trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2019 05; 19(5):510-518.

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Romani L, Marks M, Sokana O, Nasi T, Kamoriki B, Wand H, Whitfeld MJ, Engelman D, Solomon AW, Steer AC, Kaldor JM. Feasibility and safety of mass drug coadministration with azithromycin and ivermectin for the control of neglected tropical diseases: a single-arm intervention trial. Lancet Glob Health. 2018 10; 6(10):e1132-e1138.

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Yon JR, Son JD, Fredericks C, Morton M, Kingsley S, Gupta S, Poulakidas S, Bokhari F. Marjolin's Ulcer in Chronic Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Rare Complication of an Often Neglected Disease. J Burn Care Res. 2017 Mar/Apr; 38(2):121-124.

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Pigott DM, Golding N, Messina JP, Battle KE, Duda KA, Balard Y, Bastien P, Pratlong F, Brownstein JS, Freifeld CC, Mekaru SR, Madoff LC, George DB, Myers MF, Hay SI. Global database of leishmaniasis occurrence locations, 1960-2012. Sci Data. 2014; 1:140036.

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