title: Neglected tropical diseases: is it time to add Helicobacter pylori to the list?
abstract: Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) disproportionately affect disadvantaged populations as the 2012 World Health Organization (WHO) report on the global impact of NTDs points out. The same social determinants that impact the prevalence of the 17 current NTDs: inadequate drinking water and sanitation, crowded living conditions, environmental impacts on food and water, ethnicity as well as poverty contribute to Helicobacter pylori infections worldwide.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, San Diego State University, Encinitas, CA 92024, USA. esnmd@mac.com
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Natuzzi
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D060766:Drinking Water / Q000382:microbiology; D004777:Environment; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D058069:Neglected Diseases / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011203:Poverty; D012499:Sanitation; D064890:Social Determinants of Health / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014330:Tropical Medicine / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D060766:Drinking Water
keywords: equity; health determinants; health promotion; policy; prevention; risk factors; sanitation; social justice; socioeconomic status