Table 3 |
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The burden of neglected diseases revised estimates (The Lancet) [6] |
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| Disease |
Deaths |
Burden in DALYs (in million) |
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| Hookworm diseases |
22.1 |
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| Ascariasis |
10.5 |
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| Trichuriasis |
6.4 |
|
| Lymphatic filariasis |
0 |
5.8 |
| Trachoma |
0 |
2.3 |
| Leishmaniasis |
100 000 |
2.1 |
| Schistosomiasis |
150 000 -200 000 |
4.5 |
| Sleeping sickness |
100 000 |
1.5 |
| Onchocerciasis |
0 |
0.5 |
| Chagas disease |
14 000 |
0.7 |
| Leprosy |
6 000 |
0.2 |
| Buruli ulcer |
NA |
|
|
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| Total |
500 000 |
56.6 |
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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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