Neglected Tropical Diseases | German Center for Infection Research

Short description

Neglected Tropical Diseases are a group of poverty-related communicable diseases that occur in tropical and subtropical countries.

Synonyms

NTDs

Detailed description

The diseases, often caused by worms and single-cell organisms, are usually chronic and reduce the productivity of those affected, trapping them in a cycle of poverty and disease. The WHO currently lists 21 diseases (as of January 2024), including leprosy, dengue fever, and sleeping sickness. The WHO estimates that approximately 1.7 billion people worldwide are affected by these diseases and another two billion are at risk. They are referred to as "neglected" because they receive little attention and research funding, despite their prevalence and seriousness.

Jan 2025

Epid Bull

Vernachlässigte Tropenkrankheiten – Gemeinsam handeln für eine Welt ohne NTDs

Autoren

Fastenau A et al.

19 Feb 2025

Workshop

CERMEL
Lambaréné
Lambaréné
Gabon

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DZIF Workshop: Investigating Human Trematode Infections in Gabon

The picture shows the legs of several people who are visibly affected by severe swelling. At the top left, there is a stylised sun symbol, next to which is the text ‘World NTD Day’. The picture is a reference to World Day for Neglected Tropical Diseases.

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day 2025 on 30 January

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 1.5 billion people are affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and a further two billion are threatened by these diseases. If left

Michael Ramharter and his team at the award ceremony

DZIF tropical medicine specialist receives Memento Research Award 2024

DZIF scientist Michael Ramharter from the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine in Hamburg and the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf has received the Memento Research Prize 2024

Blood-sucking mosquito whose proboscis has pierced the skin, with a red-coloured abdomen.

Very slow developing malaria pathogens could be suitable as a vaccine

Scientists from the Heidelberg Medical Faculty at Heidelberg University, the Centre for Infectious Diseases at Heidelberg University Hospital and the German Center for Infection Research have

Prof Achim Hoerauf in his laboratory at the University Hospital Bonn

New antibiotic against river blindness and lymphatic filariasis pathogens

A team led by Prof Achim Hoerauf in the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) is further developing the antibiotic corallopyronin A as a treatment for the neglected tropical diseases river

Feb 2024

PLoS Negl Trop Dis

Involving patients in drug development for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs): A qualitative study exploring and incorporating preferences of patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis into Target Product Profile development

Autoren

Castro MDM et al.

30 January—World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day

The World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day on 30 January under the motto UNITE.ACT.ELIMINATE draws attention to neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and the suffering they cause. More than one billion

Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine

Novel approaches for the management of chronic forms of schistosomiasis: the identification of adapted tools through the Madagascan example - NAMASTE

More than 230 million people are infected and 600 million are at risk of infection with schistosomiasis, which ranks top in terms of disability-adjusted life years (3.3 million DALYs) among neglected tropical diseases. Over 90 percent of those requiring treatment for schistosomiasis live in Africa ...

Mar 2023

Parasit Vectors

The pipeline for drugs for control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases: 1. Anti-infective drugs for regulatory registration

Autoren

Pfarr KM et al.