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Lorenzo Savioli
Researcher at World Health Organization
Publications - 143
Citations - 17346
Lorenzo Savioli is an academic researcher from World Health Organization. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Public health. The author has an hindex of 57, co-authored 142 publications receiving 16297 citations.
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The global burden of snakebite: a literature analysis and modelling based on regional estimates of envenoming and deaths.
Anuradhani Kasturiratne,A. Rajitha Wickremasinghe,Nilanthi de Silva,N. Kithsiri Gunawardena,Arunasalam Pathmeswaran,Ranjan Premaratna,Lorenzo Savioli,David G. Lalloo,H. Janaka de Silva +8 more
TL;DR: It is estimated that, globally, at least 421,000 envenomings and 20,000 deaths occur each year due to snakebite, with the highest burden exists in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa.
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Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases
Peter J. Hotez,David H. Molyneux,Alan Fenwick,Jacob Kumaresan,Sonia Ehrlich Sachs,Jeffrey D. Sachs,Lorenzo Savioli +6 more
TL;DR: In addition to malaria, tuberculosis, and human immunodeficiency virus infection, several other infectious diseases are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality as discussed by the authors, in particular 13 tropical diseases that cause disabilities such as blindness and heart failure.
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The global status of schistosomiasis and its control.
TL;DR: There is need for increased support for schistosomiasis control in the most severely affected countries, which are among the least developed whose health systems face difficulties to provide basic care at the primary health level.
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Soil-transmitted helminth infections: updating the global picture.
Nilanthi de Silva,Simon Brooker,Peter J. Hotez,Antonio Montresor,Dirk Engels,Lorenzo Savioli +5 more
TL;DR: Global estimates of soil-transmitted helminth infections are brought up to date, some interesting new trends are revealed and the future for control is discussed.
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Rescuing the bottom billion through control of neglected tropical diseases
TL;DR: Here, low-cost opportunities to control the neglected tropical diseases through preventive chemotherapy are outlined, and financial innovations to provide poor individuals with essential drugs are proposed.