Neglected Tropical Diseases - East Asia

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Utzinger, Jürg (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Yap, Peiling (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Bratschi, Martin (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Steinmann, Peter (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Neglected Tropical Diseases,
• Subjects: Parasitology.; Infectious diseases.; Tropical medicine.; Medical microbiology.; Public health.; Infectious Diseases.; Tropical Medicine.; Medical Microbiology.; Public Health.

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of diseases frequently found in impoverished communities in tropical and sub-tropical countries. The risk for many of the NTDs is high in both deprived urban and rural areas of East Asia. Adapted to the endemic settings and characteristics of the diseas...