01332nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001653002200042653002000064653001200084653002000096653002200116653001100138653002200149653001800171653002000189653002600209653003300235653002100268100001300289700001400302245008300316300001000399490000700409520062400416022001401040       2006                            d10aTropical Medicine10aQuality of Life10aPoverty10aLife Expectancy10aInfection Control10aHumans10aHealth Care Costs10aGlobal health10aCost of Illness10aCommunicable Diseases10aCommunicable Disease Control10aCluster Analysis1 aEngels D1 aSavioli L00aReconsidering the underestimated burden caused by neglected tropical diseases.  a363-60 v223 a<p>It is generally acknowledged that the burden caused by neglected tropical diseases needs to be reassessed. Not only are there several important diseases unaccounted for, but new information suggests they have a more substantial impact on health than initially thought. Looking at the tropical diseases as a group makes sense: they tend to cluster in the same poor populations and, to make progress with their control, they will have to be dealt with in an integrated manner. Measuring the effect of such integrated control is likely to reveal the real impact of tropical diseases on human health and wellbeing.</p>
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