Neglected tropical diseases affect more than 1 billion people–one-sixth of the world’s population. Despite their devastating health consequences, these diseases, which occur in some of the world’s poorest and most isolated communities, often receive little attention from global funding agencies and pharmaceutical companies. They can also be difficult for researchers to study, given that many neglected tropical diseases are caused by parasites with large, complex genomes.
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