@article{28897,
  keywords = {Poverty, Neglected Tropical Diseases, HIV, Helminth infections, Funding},
  author = {Downs J and Fitzgerald D},
  title = {No more neglect of helminths and HIV.},
  abstract = {<p>Helminths are parasitic worms that disproportionately affect the world's poorest people and cause chronic disease in a quarter of the global population.<sup>1</sup> Helminth infections, such as lymphatic filariasis, schistosomiasis, and intestinal nematodiases, are classified by WHO as neglected tropical diseases.<sup>2</sup> For years, these neglected tropical diseases have received minimal global attention and less than 1% of global research funding.<sup>3</sup></p>

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  year = {2016},
  journal = {The lancet},
  volume = {388},
  pages = {1857–1859},
  url = {http://thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(16)31253-3/fulltext},
  language = {eng},
}