@article{25278, keywords = {Poverty, Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), Brazil}, author = {Hotez P and Fujiwara R}, title = {Brazil's neglected tropical diseases: An overview and a report card.}, abstract = {

Today, the nation of Brazil leads the Western Hemisphere in terms of the number of its citizens living with neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). These diseases continue to trap Brazil's "bottom 20 million" in extreme poverty.

}, year = {2014}, journal = {Microbes and infection}, issn = {1769-714X}, doi = {10.1016/j.micinf.2014.07.006}, language = {eng}, }