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Kathy Castor: We have 12 million Americans now living with a neglected tropical disease in the United States.

On the recordMarch 1, 2016
We have 12 million Americans now living with a neglected tropical disease in the United States.
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Kathy Castor
Democratic · Florida

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Highlights the prevalence of neglected tropical diseases in the U.S.

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