Four Neglected Tropical Diseases That Shouldn’t Be

How USAID is leading the charge against elephantiasis, scabies, intestinal worms, and yaws in the Pacific Islands

Lymphatic Filariasis

A WHO health care specialist examines a man with lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) in Papua New Guinea. / WHO

Scabies

School-aged children interact with a health care specialist during a routine screening visit. / Shea Flynn, USAID

Soil-Transmitted Helminths

Yaws

A health care specialist conducts a screening test for neglected tropical diseases on a school-aged child in the Solomon Islands. / Shea Flynn, USAID

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