Predicted Impact of COVID-19 on Neglected Tropical Disease Programs and the Opportunity for Innovation

© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America..

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many key neglected tropical disease (NTD) activities have been postponed. This hindrance comes at a time when the NTDs are progressing towards their ambitious goals for 2030. Mathematical modelling on several NTDs, namely gambiense sleeping sickness, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH), trachoma, and visceral leishmaniasis, shows that the impact of this disruption will vary across the diseases. Programs face a risk of resurgence, which will be fastest in high-transmission areas. Furthermore, of the mass drug administration diseases, schistosomiasis, STH, and trachoma are likely to encounter faster resurgence. The case-finding diseases (gambiense sleeping sickness and visceral leishmaniasis) are likely to have fewer cases being detected but may face an increasing underlying rate of new infections. However, once programs are able to resume, there are ways to mitigate the impact and accelerate progress towards the 2030 goals.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:72

Enthalten in:

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 72(2021), 8 vom: 26. Apr., Seite 1463-1466

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Toor, Jaspreet [VerfasserIn]
Adams, Emily R [VerfasserIn]
Aliee, Maryam [VerfasserIn]
Amoah, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Anderson, Roy M [VerfasserIn]
Ayabina, Diepreye [VerfasserIn]
Bailey, Robin [VerfasserIn]
Basáñez, Maria-Gloria [VerfasserIn]
Blok, David J [VerfasserIn]
Blumberg, Seth [VerfasserIn]
Borlase, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Rivera, Rocio Caja [VerfasserIn]
Castaño, María Soledad [VerfasserIn]
Chitnis, Nakul [VerfasserIn]
Coffeng, Luc E [VerfasserIn]
Crump, Ronald E [VerfasserIn]
Das, Aatreyee [VerfasserIn]
Davis, Christopher N [VerfasserIn]
Davis, Emma L [VerfasserIn]
Deiner, Michael S [VerfasserIn]
Diggle, Peter J [VerfasserIn]
Fronterre, Claudio [VerfasserIn]
Giardina, Federica [VerfasserIn]
Giorgi, Emanuele [VerfasserIn]
Graham, Matthew [VerfasserIn]
Hamley, Jonathan I D [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Ching-I [VerfasserIn]
Kura, Klodeta [VerfasserIn]
Lietman, Thomas M [VerfasserIn]
Lucas, Tim C D [VerfasserIn]
Malizia, Veronica [VerfasserIn]
Medley, Graham F [VerfasserIn]
Meeyai, Aronrag [VerfasserIn]
Michael, Edwin [VerfasserIn]
Porco, Travis C [VerfasserIn]
Prada, Joaquin M [VerfasserIn]
Rock, Kat S [VerfasserIn]
Le Rutte, Epke A [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Morgan E [VerfasserIn]
Spencer, Simon E F [VerfasserIn]
Stolk, Wilma A [VerfasserIn]
Touloupou, Panayiota [VerfasserIn]
Vasconcelos, Andreia [VerfasserIn]
Vegvari, Carolin [VerfasserIn]
de Vlas, Sake J [VerfasserIn]
Walker, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Hollingsworth, T Déirdre [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Coronavirus
Journal Article
Modeling
Neglected tropical diseases
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 30.04.2021

Date Revised 24.02.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/cid/ciaa933

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM315555955