Table 2 |
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The burden of neglected diseases according to WHO Report 2002 [1] |
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| Disease |
Deaths |
Burden in DALYs |
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| Lymphatic filariasis |
0 |
5 654 000 |
| Soil-transmitted helminthiasis |
12 000 |
4 706 000 |
| Kala-azar |
2 357 000 |
|
| Trachoma |
0 |
2 329 000 |
| Leishmaniasis |
51 000 |
2 400 000 |
| Schistosomiasis |
15 000 |
1 760 000 |
| Sleeping sickness |
48 000 |
1 600 000 |
| Onchocerciasis |
0 |
987 000 |
| Dengue |
700 000 |
|
| Chagas disease |
14 000 |
649 000 |
| Leprosy |
6 000 |
177 000 |
| Buruli ulcer |
100 000 |
|
| Guina-worm |
100 000 |
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Boutayeb International Journal for Equity in Health 2007 6:20 doi:10.1186/1475-9276-6-20 |
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