Neglected tropical diseases of Oceania: review of their prevalence, distribution, and opportunities for control.

• Main Authors: Kevin Kline (Author), James S McCarthy (Author), Mark Pearson (Author), Alex Loukas (Author), Peter J Hotez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Among Oceania's population of 35 million people, the greatest number living in poverty currently live in Papua New Guinea (PNG), Fiji, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands. These impoverished populations are at high risk for selected NTDs, including Necator americanus hookworm infection, strongyloi...