University of Leicester, Leicester, UK.
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Clin Med (Lond). 2019 Mar;19(2):157-160. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.19-2-157.
The term neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) describes a disparate group of diseases which affect populations living in poverty and are important causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Global programmes for the control of NTDs benefit large-scale donations made by pharmaceutical companies. A number of NTDs have internationally agreed targets for their control, elimination and eradication. Eradication is defined as the permanent reduction to zero of the worldwide incidence of infection. Elimination is defined as the reduction to zero of the incidence of infection in a specified geographic area. Considerable progress has been made towards elimination and eradication of some NTDs but unexpected new challenges have emerged which threaten the eventual achievement of these goals.
被忽视的热带病（NTDs）一词描述了一组不同的疾病，这些疾病影响生活在贫困中的人群，是全球发病率和死亡率的重要原因。控制被忽视的热带病的全球规划受益于制药公司的大规模捐赠。一些被忽视的热带病具有国际商定的控制、消除和消灭目标。消灭是指将全世界的感染发病率永久减少到零。消除是指将特定地理区域的感染发病率减少到零。在消除和消灭某些被忽视的热带病方面已经取得了相当大的进展，但出现了一些意想不到的新挑战，这些挑战威胁到最终实现这些目标。
