01004nas a2200169   4500000000100000008004100001653002000042653001000062653002900072653003900101100001100140245007100151300000700222490000600229520058500235022001400820       2017                            d10aDisease control10aChina10aGlobal Burden of Disease10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)1 aQian M00aNeglected tropical diseases and global burden of disease in China.  a250 v63 a<p>Recently, the mortality of 240 causes in China including a subnational analysis during 1990-2013 was published in The Lancet. This comprehensive analysis will undoubtedly impact policymaking regarding public health in China. However, it is unfavourable in some degree to neglected tropical diseases, which is the subject of this Letter to the Editor. Policymakers, especially those in less developed provinces of China, should fully consider the burden of neglected tropical diseases, which will benefit the control and final elimination of these diseases in the country.</p>
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