Fontecha Gustavo, Sánchez Ana, Ortiz Bryan
Microbiology Research Institute, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, J1 Building, 4th fl, Tegucigalpa 11101, Honduras.
Department Health Sciences, Brock University, 500 Glenridge Avenue, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada.
Pathogens. 2021 Mar 17;10(3):356. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10030356.
(1) Background: Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) have been overlooked on the global health agenda and in the priorities of national systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In 2012, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were created to ensure healthy lives and promoting well-being for all. This roadmap set out to accelerate work to overcome the global impact of NTDs. Almost a decade has passed since NTDs were re-launched as a global priority. Investment in research and development, as well as the production of scientific literature on NTDs, is expected to have increased significantly. (2) Methods: A bibliometric analysis of the scientific production of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) was carried out in relation to 19 endemic NTDs. These data were compared with the scientific production in malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS. The database available from Thomson Reuters Web of Science (WoS) was used. In addition, the average annual growth percentage was calculated for each disease. (3) Results: In the last decade, the NTDs with the highest number of publications in the world were dengue and leishmaniasis. The United States was the most prolific country in the world in 15 out of 19 NTDs analyzed. In the LAC region, Brazil was the largest contributor for 16 of the 19 NTDs analyzed. Arboviral diseases showed the highest average annual growth. The number of publications for malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS was considerably higher than for NTDs. The contribution of most LAC countries, especially those considered to be LMICs, is inadequate and does not reflect the relevance of NTDs for the public health of the population. (4) Conclusions: This is the first bibliometric analysis to assess the trend of scientific documents on endemic NTDs in LAC. Our results could be used by decision makers both to strengthen investment policies in research and development in NTDs.
(1) 背景：被忽视的热带病在全球卫生议程以及低收入和中等收入国家（LMICs）国家体系的优先事项中一直被忽视。2012年制定了可持续发展目标（SDGs），以确保所有人享有健康生活并促进福祉。该路线图旨在加速开展工作，以克服被忽视的热带病的全球影响。自被忽视的热带病重新成为全球优先事项以来，已过去近十年。预计对研发的投资以及关于被忽视的热带病的科学文献产量都有显著增加。(2) 方法：对拉丁美洲和加勒比地区（LAC）与19种地方性被忽视的热带病相关的科研产出进行了文献计量分析。将这些数据与疟疾、结核病和艾滋病毒/艾滋病的科研产出进行了比较。使用了汤森路透科学网（WoS）的数据库。此外，还计算了每种疾病的年均增长率。(3) 结果：在过去十年中，全球发表论文数量最多的被忽视的热带病是登革热和利什曼病。在所分析的19种被忽视的热带病中，美国在15种疾病的科研产出方面是全球最多产的国家。在拉丁美洲和加勒比地区，在所分析的19种被忽视的热带病中，巴西在16种疾病的科研产出方面贡献最大。虫媒病毒病的年均增长率最高。疟疾、结核病和艾滋病毒/艾滋病的论文发表数量远高于被忽视的热带病。拉丁美洲和加勒比地区大多数国家，尤其是那些被视为低收入和中等收入国家的贡献不足，没有反映出被忽视的热带病对当地人口公共卫生的相关性。(4) 结论：这是首次对拉丁美洲和加勒比地区地方性被忽视的热带病科学文献趋势进行的文献计量分析。我们的结果可供决策者用于加强被忽视的热带病研发投资政策。
