. 2009 Mar 5;2(1):14–29. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2009.02.001

Table 3.

Examples of NCDs prevented and managed by strategies targeting known microbial aetiological factors.

NCD	Antimicobrial/vaccine targets
Peptic ulcer disease gastric cancer	Helicobacter pylori^a
Whipple's disease	Tropheryma whipplei^a
Rheumatic heart disease	β Hemolytic streptococcus^a
Liver cirrhosis primary liver cell cancer	Hepatitis B virus
Cervical carcinoma	Human papilloma virus

Vaccines yet to be developed.