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Disregard of neurological impairments associated with neglected tropical diseases in Africa

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Quansah, Emmanuel, Sarpong, Esther and Karikari, Thomas K. (2016) Disregard of neurological impairments associated with neglected tropical diseases in Africa. eNeurologicalSci, 3 . pp. 11-14. doi:10.1016/j.ensci.2015.11.002

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Abstract

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect people in the bottom billion poorest in the world. These diseases are concentrated in rural areas, conflict zones and urban slums in Africa and other tropical areas. While the World Health Organization recognizes seventeen priority NTDs, the list of conditions present in Africa and elsewhere that are eligible to be classified as NTDs is much longer. Although NTDs are generally marginalized, their associated neurological burden has been almost completely disregarded. However, reports indicate that trichuriasis, schistosomiasis and hookworm infection, among others, cause impairments in memory and cognition, negatively affecting school attendance rates and educational performance particularly among children, as well as agricultural productivity among adults. Consequently, the neurological impairments have substantial influence on education and economic productivity, thus aggravating and perpetuating poverty in affected societies. However, inadequate research, policy and public health attention has been paid to the neurological burdens associated with NTDs. In order to appropriately address these burdens, we recommend the development of policy interventions that focus on the following areas: (i) the introduction of training programs to develop the capacity of scientists and clinicians in research, diagnostic and treatment approaches (ii) the establishment of competitive research grant schemes to fund cutting-edge research into these neurological impairments, and (iii) the development of public health interventions to improve community awareness of the NTD-associated neurological problems, possibly enhancing disease prevention and expediting treatment.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Life Sciences (2010- )
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Tropical medicine -- Africa, Tropical diseases -- Research, Nervous system—Diseases -- Epidemiology, Poverty -- Health aspects -- Africa, Public health -- Africa
Journal or Publication Title: eNeurologicalSci
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 2405-6502
Official Date: June 2016
Dates:
DateEvent
June 2016Published
7 November 2015Available
5 November 2015Accepted
14 September 2015Submitted
Date of first compliant deposit: 27 January 2016
Volume: 3
Page Range: pp. 11-14
DOI: 10.1016/j.ensci.2015.11.002
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access
Funder: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Great Britain) (BBSRC)
Grant number: BB/J014532/1

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