00600nas a2200145   4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653003900054653001100093100001200104700001500116245007300131520023600204022001400440       2014                            d10aPoverty10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)10aBrazil1 aHotez P1 aFujiwara R00aBrazil's neglected tropical diseases: An overview and a report card.3 a<p>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.</p>  a1769-714X