CDC Targets U.S. Diseases of Poverty
May 8, 2014 | Peter J. Hotez

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Peter J. Hotez
Fellow in Disease and PovertyFellow Peter Hotez applauds a new CDC initiative that prioritizes five major parasitic diseases considered neglected because they mainly impact Americans who live in extreme poverty, especially in the southern United States and in degraded urban areas.
Read "The CDC's New Initiative on Parasitic Infections" in the May 8, 2014, edition of the Huffington Post Blog.