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1 The George Washington University Washington, D. C., United States of America,2 Vaccine Institute Washington, D. C., United States of America,3 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Liverpool, United Kingdom,4 Imperial College London London, United Kingdom,5 Schistosomiasis Control Initiative London, United Kingdom,6 Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia United States of America,7 Lymphatic Filariasis Support Center Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America,8 Columbia University New York, New York, United States of America
Damian Walker and Godfrey Walker [1] make a strong case for adding congenital syphilis to our proposed list of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Indeed, we would hasten to add all of the major treponemal infections—including yaws, endemic syphilis (bejel), and pinta—could potentially qualify as NTDs. Leptospirosis and bartonellosis might also qualify as important neglected bacterial infections, while amoebiasis is an important yet neglected protozoan infection. Therefore, it is possible that in the future our list of 13–15 NTDs could expand to approximately 20 conditions. In the meantime, we are working to establish a set of consensus guidelines for this important list of NTDs.
References
Walker D, Walker G (2006) Syphilis: A forgotten priority. PLoS Med 3:e204 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030204.(Peter J. Hotez, Albert B.)
Damian Walker and Godfrey Walker [1] make a strong case for adding congenital syphilis to our proposed list of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Indeed, we would hasten to add all of the major treponemal infections—including yaws, endemic syphilis (bejel), and pinta—could potentially qualify as NTDs. Leptospirosis and bartonellosis might also qualify as important neglected bacterial infections, while amoebiasis is an important yet neglected protozoan infection. Therefore, it is possible that in the future our list of 13–15 NTDs could expand to approximately 20 conditions. In the meantime, we are working to establish a set of consensus guidelines for this important list of NTDs.
References
Walker D, Walker G (2006) Syphilis: A forgotten priority. PLoS Med 3:e204 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030204.(Peter J. Hotez, Albert B.)