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Editorial
. 2016 Oct 27;10(10):e0004744.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004744. eCollection 2016 Oct.

Blue Marble Health and the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

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Editorial

Blue Marble Health and the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

Peter J Hotez et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1. Comparison of DALYs due to NTDs in the G20 countries and Nigeria compared to global NTD DALYs.
Original figure based on data from IHME. [8]
Fig 2
Fig 2. Percentage of the DALYs of the major NTDs found in the G20 countries and Nigeria.
Original figure based on data from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) [8]. * Helminth Infections: Lymphatic Filariasis + Food-borne trematodiases + Cysticercosis + Cystic Echinococcosis + Onchocerciasis + Schistosomiasis + Ascariasis + Trichuriasis + Hookworm Disease.
Fig 3
Fig 3. Comparison of DALYs due to malaria, tuberculosis (TB), and HIV/AIDS in the G20 countries and Nigeria (orange) compared to global malaria, TB, and HIV/AIDS DALYs (blue).
Original figure based on data from IHME. [8]
Fig 4
Fig 4. The DALYs from NTDs in the blue marble health countries.
The figure was generated from the GBD Compare website: IHME. GBD Compare. Seattle, Washington: IHME, University of Washington, 2015. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. Accessed 3 January 2016. [8]
Fig 5
Fig 5. NTDs ranked in terms of DALY count.
The figure was generated from the GBD Compare website: IHME. GBD Compare. Seattle, WA: IHME, University of Washington, 2015. Available from http://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare. Accessed 3 January 2016. [8]

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