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Neglected tropical diseases in Australia: a narrative review
Medical journal of Australia, Vol.216(10), pp.532-538
06/2022
PMID: 35560239
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Abstract
Summary
•Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) represent a threat to the health, wellbeing and economic prosperity of billions of people worldwide, often causing serious disease or death.
•Commonly considered diseases of low and middle-income nations, the presence of NTDs in high income countries such as Australia is often overlooked.
•Seven of the 20 recognised NTDs are endemic in Australia: scabies, soil-transmitted helminths and strongyloidiasis, echinococcosis, Buruli ulcer, leprosy, trachoma, and snakebite envenoming.
•Dengue, while not currently endemic, poses a risk of establishment in Australia. There are occasional outbreaks of dengue fever, with local transmission, due to introductions in travellers from endemic regions.
•Similarly, the risk of introduction of other NTDs from neighbouring countries is a concern. Many NTDs are only seen in Australia in individuals travelling from endemic areas, but they need to be recognised in health settings as the potential consequences of infection can be severe.
•In this review, we consider the status of NTDs in Australia, explore the risk of introducing and contracting these infections, and emphasise the negative impact they have on the health of Australians, especially Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Details
- Title
- Neglected tropical diseases in Australia: a narrative review
- Creators
- Johanna Kurcheid - Swiss Tropical and Public Health InstituteCatherine A Gordon - QIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteNaomi E Clarke - Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSWKinley Wangdi - Australian National University, Canberra, ACTMatthew Kelly - Australian National University, Canberra, ACTAparna Lal - Australian National University, Canberra, ACTPolydor N Mutombo - National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSWDongxu Wang - Australian National University, Canberra, ACTMary L Mationg - Australian National University, Canberra, ACTArchie Ca Clements - Curtin University, Perth, WAStephen Muhi - Royal Melbourne HospitalRichard S Bradbury - Federation University Australia, Melbourne, VICBeverley-Ann Biggs - Royal Melbourne HospitalWendy Page - James Cook University, Townsville, QLDGail Williams - University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLDDonald P McManus - QIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteDarren Gray - Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
- Publication Details
- Medical journal of Australia, Vol.216(10), pp.532-538
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Identifiers
- 991013036352402368
- Copyright
- © 2022 AMPCo Pty Ltd.
- Academic Unit
- National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Review