Canadian contributions to research on neglected tropical diseases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The World Health Organization's (WHO) Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) Road Map for 2021-2030 was recently endorsed by all member states at the World Health Assembly in November 2020. Although only 3 of the 20 NTDs are endemic in Canada (i.e., echinococcosis, rabies, and scabies), the Canadian research community has contributed to advancing the knowledge base of all 20 NTDs. Previous research comprehensively detailed Canadian research on 11 NTDs between 1950 and 2010 using a network analysis approach. The specific objective of the present analysis was to update the publication record over the last decade (2010-2019) to include all 20 NTDs.

Materials and methods

A bibliometric analysis was conducted in Scopus and Web of Science databases (for English or French arti

SUBMITTER: Gyorkos TW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8248598 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature