Neglected tropical diseases risk correlates with poverty and early ecosystem destruction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neglected tropical diseases affect the most vulnerable populations and cause chronic and debilitating disorders. Socioeconomic vulnerability is a well-known and important determinant of neglected tropical diseases. For example, poverty and sanitation could influence parasite transmission. Nevertheless, the quantitative impact of socioeconomic conditions on disease transmission risk remains poorly explored.

Methods

This study investigated the role of socioeconomic variables in the predictive capacity of risk models of neglected tropical zoonoses using a decade of epidemiological data (2007-2018) from Brazil. Vector-borne diseases investigated in this study included dengue, malaria, Chagas disease, leishmaniasis, and Brazilian spotted fever, while directly-transmitt

SUBMITTER: Magalhaes AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10084676 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature