Global health and tropical medicine in the twenty-first century: A renewed interest in the understanding and the control of helminth infections.

Editor's Abstract:

Abstract The twenty-first century has shown an expansion and renewed excitement in global health, and tropical medicine is one of the critical drivers leading this global health phenomenon. Among the tropical diseases, helminth infections rank first in the list of diseases causing the highest disability adjusted life years. Because of the importance of helminth infections and their impact on global health, we highlight in this commentary an elegant compilation of reviews recently published by Springer, which provide a detailed overview of the biology, pathology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention strategies for the helminths that can cause human disease and morbidity.

This article is part of the Topical Collection on Invited Commentary on Global Health and Tropical Medicine.