02724nas a2200433   4500000000100000008004100001260003400042653005700076653002100133653002800154100001300182700002200195700001500217700001100232700002100243700001400264700001500278700001500293700002100308700001400329700001500343700001300358700001600371700001900387700002200406700001600428700001700444700002100461700002000482700001700502700001400519700001700533700001400550700001600564245013400580856011000714520144100824022002502265       2022                            d  bOxford University Press (OUP)10aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health10aGeneral Medicine10aHealth (social science)1 aTaylor E1 aAguilar-Ancori EG1 aBanyard AC1 aAbel I1 aMantini-Briggs C1 aBriggs CL1 aCarrillo C1 aGavidia CM1 aCastillo-Neyra R1 aParola AD1 aVillena FE1 aPrada JM1 aPetersen BW1 aFalcon Perez N1 aCabezas Sanchez C1 aSihuincha M1 aStreicker DG1 aMaguina Vargas C1 aNavarro Vela AM1 aVigilato MAN1 aWen Fan H1 aWilloughby R1 aHorton DL1 aRecuenco SE00aThe Amazonian Tropical Bites Research Initiative, a hope for resolving zoonotic neglected tropical diseases in the One Health era  uhttps://academic.oup.com/inthealth/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/inthealth/ihac048/45145442/ihac048.pdf3 a<p>Background Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) disproportionately affect populations living in resource-limited settings. In the Amazon basin, substantial numbers of NTDs are zoonotic, transmitted by vertebrate (dogs, bats, snakes) and invertebrate species (sand flies and triatomine insects). However, no dedicated consortia exist to find commonalities in the risk factors for or mitigations against bite-associated NTDs such as rabies, snake envenoming, Chagas disease and leishmaniasis in the region. The rapid expansion of COVID-19 has further reduced resources for NTDs, exacerbated health inequality and reiterated the need to raise awareness of NTDs related to bites. Methods The nine countries that make up the Amazon basin have been considered (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Surinam and Venezuela) in the formation of a new network. Results The Amazonian Tropical Bites Research Initiative (ATBRI) has been created, with the aim of creating transdisciplinary solutions to the problem of animal bites leading to disease in Amazonian communities. The ATBRI seeks to unify the currently disjointed approach to the control of bite-related neglected zoonoses across Latin America. Conclusions The coordination of different sectors and inclusion of all stakeholders will advance this field and generate evidence for policy-making, promoting governance and linkage across a One Health arena.</p>
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