Neglected tropical skin diseases: their global elimination through integrated mass drug administration?

JAMA Dermatol. 2014 May;150(5):481-2. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.8759.

Authors

Peter J Hotez¹, Rosannah M Velasquez², John E Wolf Jr³

Affiliations

¹ Sabin Vaccine Institute & Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, Section of Pediatric Tropical Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
² National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
³ Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.

PMID: 24671756
DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2013.8759

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Communicable Disease Control
Developing Countries
Disease Eradication / methods*
Female
Humans
Male
Neglected Diseases / diagnosis
Neglected Diseases / drug therapy*
Pulse Therapy, Drug / methods*
Skin Diseases, Bacterial / diagnosis
Skin Diseases, Bacterial / drug therapy
Skin Diseases, Infectious / diagnosis*
Skin Diseases, Infectious / drug therapy*
Skin Diseases, Parasitic / diagnosis
Skin Diseases, Parasitic / drug therapy
Skin Diseases, Viral / diagnosis
Skin Diseases, Viral / drug therapy
Tropical Medicine
World Health Organization