Neglected tropical diseases rarely make the headlines

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases  Mon, 05/12/2008 - 23:00

(Public Library of Science) A new study of leading news organizations has found that neglected tropical diseases rarely make headlines, despite the huge amount of illness, suffering, and poverty that they cause.

The study is published May 14 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.


 

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