01216nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001653001800042653002100060653002300081653001900104653001100123653001800134653002200152653001100174653002200185653001200207653001000219245006700229856008000296300000800376490000700384520055700391022001400948       2014                            d10aUnited States10aTropical Climate10aNeglected Diseases10aInsect Vectors10aHumans10aGlobal health10aDisease Outbreaks10aDengue10aChikungunya Fever10aAnimals10aAedes00aNeglected tropical diseases: no longer someone else's problem.  uhttp://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/laninf/PIIS1473-3099(14)70928-4.pdf   a8990 v143 a<div>Neglected tropical diseases were once thought to be restricted to developing countries, largely because climate and inadequate health infrastructures allow the organisms and their vectors to thrive. However, at the beginning of September, Japan reported its first outbreak of dengue since 1945. And over the past year, autochthonous chikungunya has been spreading through the Caribbean reaching mainland USA in July. These worrying developments show that it might be time to reassess the old ideas about the distribution of these diseases.</div>
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