A Community-Based Study of Factors Associated with Continuing Transmission of Lymphatic Filariasis in Leogane, Haiti

Seven rounds of mass drug administration (MDA) have been administered in Leogane, Haiti, an area hyperendemic for lymphatic filariasis (LF). Sentinel site surveys showed that the prevalence of microfilaremia was reduced to <1% from levels as high as 15.5%, suggesting that transmission had been re...

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Main Authors: Boyd, Alexis, Won, Kimberly Y., McClintock, Shannon K., Donovan, Catherine V., Laney, Sandra J., Williams, Steven A., Pilotte, Nils, Streit, Thomas G., Beau de Rochars, Madsen V. E., Lammie, Patrick J.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2843627/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20351776
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000640

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2843627/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20351776
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000640

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