Leishmaniasis and Chagas Disease – Neglected Tropical Diseases: Treatment Updates

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes. Departamento de Microbiologia Geral. Laboratório de Estudos Avançados de Microrganismos Emergentes e Resistentes. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes. Departamento de Microbiologia Geral. Laboratório de Estudos Avançados de Microrganismos Emergentes e Resistentes. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Estudos Integrados em Protozoologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes. Departamento de Microbiologia Geral. Laboratório de Estudos Avançados de Microrganismos Emergentes e Resistentes. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Góes. Departamento de Microbiologia Geral. Laboratório de Estudos Avançados de Microrganismos Emergentes e Resistentes. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Universidade Federal do Rio de janeiro. Instituto de Química. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

Abstract

The World Health Organization (WHO) [1] has listed 20 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), including infections caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi and protozoa. Together, these illnesses put at risk more than 1.4 billion people that live in absolute poverty, primarily in developing countries. Despite the high morbidity and high costs with treatment/hospitalization, it is been evident that the private sector does not have suitable interest in financing programs against many of the NTDs. This regrettable fact occurs because these conditions affect a portion of the population living on the margins of poverty, and therefore little financial return is obtained by the development of new drugs and diagnostic tests. This market strategy contributes to spread poverty and generates social stigma in this neglected population ....

Keywords in Portuguese

Doença de Chagas
Leishmaniose
Tratamento

Keywords

Chagas Disease
Leishmaniasis
Treatment

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Bentham Science Publishers

Citation

SANGENITO, Leandro Stefano et al. Leishmaniasis and Chagas Disease – Neglected Tropical Diseases: Treatment Updates. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, v. 19, n. 3, p. 174-177, 2019.

DOI

10.2174/156802661903190328155136

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1568-0266

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/42654

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2022-01-01

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