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World NTD Day 2023

World NTD Day

January 30, 2023

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) include several parasitic, viral, bacterial, and fungal diseases that cause substantial illness for more than one billion people globally. Affecting the populations already experiencing health and economic disparities, contribute to mother and child illness and death, make it difficult to farm or earn a living, and limit productivity in the workplace. As a result, NTDs trap individuals and communities in a cycle of poverty and disease. This World NTD Day, CDC highlights our work with global partners to develop new diagnostic tests for better disease surveillance.

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World NTD Day 2023: The diagnostic development pathway
World NTD Day 2023: Following the diagnostic development pathway to better health

Diagnostic tests to support disease surveillance are foundational to NTD control and elimination programs.

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Dear Colleague Letter
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A Letter from CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky

This World NTD Day, we call attention to the burden of NTDs and highlight the progress made and steps still needed to eliminate them