Why Arboviruses Can Be Neglected Tropical Diseases

Neglected Tropical Diseases focuses its scope on the ''neglected'' communicable diseases of developing countries, diseases that do not receive attention from the developed world. The list of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) is mainly comprised of helminths, protozoa, and many tropical bacterial species that currently do not receive sufficient priority in international public health programs and research agendas. In a practical sense, these very prevalent diseases of underdevelopment are seen as neglected because they are outside the purview of the Global Fund and its related programs, which