Wilczyńska Wanesa, Szafran-Dobrowolska Joanna, Korzeniewski Krzysztof
Department of Epidemiology and Tropical Medicine; Military Institute of Medicine - National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
Department of Occupational, Metabolic and Internal Diseases, Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdynia, Poland.
Int Marit Health. 2025;76(2):144-153. doi: 10.5603/imh.104769.
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of tropical infections that are prevalent in tropical and subtropical countries; they usually stem from poor sanitation and poverty. People affected by NTDs are at risk of various disabilities, disfigurement, and social stigma. Most NTDs are chronic and debilitating illnesses whose treatment generates huge costs and puts a strain on individual and national budgets, especially in developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The present article is a review of neglected tropical diseases which are found in East Africa; the study is based on the analysis of the NTDs prevalence in the Malagasy population. Madagascar is one of the poorest countries in the world. Approximately 35% of its residents do not have access to toilets and practice open defecation, and nearly 50% do not have access to safe drinking water. Other factors which are associated with a high prevalence of NTDs in local communities include limited access to healthcare, misinformation, and lack of food safety supervision.
被忽视的热带病（NTDs）是一类在热带和亚热带国家流行的热带感染性疾病；它们通常源于卫生条件差和贫困。受NTDs影响的人面临各种残疾、毁容和社会耻辱的风险。大多数NTDs是慢性衰弱性疾病，其治疗产生巨大成本，给个人和国家预算带来压力，尤其是在非洲、亚洲和拉丁美洲的发展中国家。本文是对东非发现的被忽视热带病的综述；该研究基于对马达加斯加人群中NTDs患病率的分析。马达加斯加是世界上最贫穷的国家之一。大约35%的居民没有厕所，实行露天排便，近50%的人无法获得安全饮用水。当地社区中与NTDs高患病率相关的其他因素包括获得医疗保健的机会有限、错误信息以及缺乏食品安全监管。
