Tourists to the Caribbean should pay 1 dollar each to help fight...

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases  Mon, 05/26/2008 - 23:00

(Public Library of Science) In an editorial in this month's PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, the journal's Editor in Chief, Professor Peter Hotez (George Washington University and Sabin Vaccine Institute) proposes that a modest $1 airline or cruise ship tax or a tax on tourist entry could provide a funding mechanism for the Caribbean countries to control these NTDs.

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