The Gulf Coast: A New American Underbelly of Tropical Diseases and Poverty

Hotez, Peter J.; Murray, Kristy O.; Buekens, Pierre

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002760

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“…Even some of the serious global viral diseases like Ebola and Dengue have been linked to poverty (Khun and Manderson 2008; Fallah et al 2015). Association between poverty and infectious diseases is not present only in Africa but even in Europe, India, China, Latin America and the USA (Jackson et al 2006; Riley et al 2007; Silveira et al 2008; Gryseels et al 2009; Hotez 2010; Hotez and Gurwith 2011; Cooper et al 2012; Dowd et al 2012; Hotez et al 2012; Karan et al 2012; Oxlade and Murray 2012; Bhutta et al 2014; Hotez et al 2014; Yang et al 2015). …”

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Bibliometric analysis of medicine-related publications on poverty (2005–2015)

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BackgroundPoverty is a global problem. The war against poverty requires not only financial support, but also poverty-related research to pinpoint areas of high need of intervention. In line with international efforts to fight poverty and negative consequences, we carried out this study to give a bibliometric overview of medicine-related literature on poverty. Such a s study is an indicator of the extent of interaction of various international key players on the war against poverty-related health problems.MethodsScopus was used to achieve the objective of this study. The time span set for this study was 2005–2015. Poverty-related articles under the subject area “Medicine” were used to give bibliometric indicators such as annual growth of publications, international collaboration, highly cited articles, active countries, institutions, journals, and authors.ResultsThe total number of retrieved articles was 1583. The Hirsh-index of retrieved articles was 56. A modest and fluctuating increase was seen over the study period. Visualization map of retrieved articles showed that “HIV”, infectious diseases, mental health, India, and Africa were most commonly encountered terms. No significant dominance of any particular author or journal was observed in retrieved articles. The United States of America had the largest share in the number of published articles. The World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Prevention and Control were among top active institutions/organizations. International collaboration was observed in less than one third of publications. Top cited articles focused on three poverty-related health issues, mainly, infectious diseases, malnutrition, and child development/psychology. Most of top articles were published in high impact journals.ConclusionsData indicated that articles on poverty were published in high influential medical journals indicative of the importance of poverty as a global health problem. However, the number publications and the extent of international collaborations was lower than expected given the huge burden of poverty-related health problems.

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“…With respect to the concept of NTDs disproportionately affecting the poor living in wealthy countries, I have noted a high level of these diseases concentrated in areas of extreme poverty in the United States, especially the southern United States and the U.S. Gulf Coast (22,23). For instance, today NTDs such as Chagas disease, cysticercosis, dengue fever and toxocariasis can be found in U.S. areas of poverty, where they disproportionately affect people of color (22,23).…”

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“…For instance, today NTDs such as Chagas disease, cysticercosis, dengue fever and toxocariasis can be found in U.S. areas of poverty, where they disproportionately affect people of color (22,23). Some of them may be adversely affecting childhood cognitive development among the poor, thereby reinforcing poverty (24).…”

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The Medical Biochemistry of Poverty and Neglect

Hotez

2014

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“…Many NTDs are present in the U.S. and cause a variety of health concerns [5]. Some of the most deadly are those spread by insect vectors.…”

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Dangerous Distractions: Imaginary Threats Impede Preparedness for Real Public Health Concerns

Herricks

2014

Curr Trop Med Rep

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It is easy to think that the most significant public health concerns in the U.S. today are the current outbreak of Ebola in West African and children migrating from Central America. However, as outlined below, these situations may not pose as great a threat as often imagined. Unfortunately, these issues have so dominated the public health agenda in the U.S. that they are actually diverting attention away from genuine public health concerns. For example, the effects of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are being felt in Texas and throughout the Gulf Coast states, and yet these conditions are disproportionately ignored and overshadowed.

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The Gulf Coast: A New American Underbelly of Tropical Diseases and Poverty

Cited by 21 publications

References 23 publications

Bibliometric analysis of medicine-related publications on poverty (2005–2015)

Bibliometric analysis of medicine-related publications on poverty (2005–2015)

The Medical Biochemistry of Poverty and Neglect

Dangerous Distractions: Imaginary Threats Impede Preparedness for Real Public Health Concerns

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