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

Jaspreet Toor ; Emily R Adams ; Maryam Aliee ; Benjamin Amoah ; Roy M Anderson ; Diepreye Ayabina ; Robin Bailey ORCID logo ; Maria-Gloria Basáñez ; David J Blok ; Seth Blumberg ; +37 more... Anna Borlase ; Rocio Caja Rivera ; María Soledad Castaño ; Nakul Chitnis ; Luc E Coffeng ; Ronald E Crump ; Aatreyee Das ; Christopher N Davis ; Emma L Davis ; Michael S Deiner ; Peter J Diggle ; Claudio Fronterre ; Federica Giardina ; Emanuele Giorgi ; Matthew Graham ; Jonathan ID Hamley ; Ching-I Huang ; Klodeta Kura ; Thomas M Lietman ; Tim CD Lucas ; Veronica Malizia ; Graham F Medley ORCID logo ; Aronrag Meeyai ORCID logo ; Edwin Michael ; Travis C Porco ; Joaquin M Prada ; Kat S Rock ; Epke A Le Rutte ; Morgan E Smith ; Simon EF Spencer ; Wilma A Stolk ; Panayiota Touloupou ; Andreia Vasconcelos ; Carolin Vegvari ; Sake J de Vlas ; Martin Walker ; T Déirdre Hollingsworth ; (2021) Predicted Impact of COVID-19 on Neglected Tropical Disease Programs and the Opportunity for Innovation. Clinical infectious diseases, 72 (8). pp. 1463-1466. ISSN 1058-4838 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa933
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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.


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