Neglected tropical diseases rarely make the headlines

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CITATION: Balasegaram M, Balasegaram S, Malvy D, Millet P (2008) Neglected Diseases in the News: A Content Analysis of Recent International Media Coverage Focussing on Leishmaniasis and Trypanosomiasis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2(5): e234. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000234

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