Every neglected tropical disease places overseas American military forces, workers and travelers at risk. And increasingly, these diseases threaten Americans within the continental United States.

U.S. aid cuts could jeopardize the supply of donated drugs that are hailed for their effectiveness in combating neglected diseases like river blindness, schistosomiasis and trachoma.

U.S. aid cuts could jeopardize the supply of donated drugs that are hailed for their effectiveness in combating neglected diseases like river blindness, schistosomiasis and trachoma.

Anyone who grew up in any rural village in Rwanda is familiar with intestinal worms. During my training as a medical doctor, I learned intestinal worms, also called soil-transmitted helminths, are one ...

To change this, it's necessary to reduce the burden of diseases that require antimicrobial treatment. One group of infectious diseases prevalent in Africa are the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).

Mental health: The invisible effects of neglected tropical diseases. The psychological burden of disability and stigma has been overlooked, to the detriment of those affected and their carers.

Hotez, who has long crusaded against parasitic worms and co-authored the 2005 paper that rebranded them as "neglected tropical diseases," worked closely with the George W. Bush White House and ...

For close to two decades, the U.S. Agency for International Development has partnered with countries around the world to combat neglected tropical diseases, or NTDs. The term refers to a group of ...