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High coverage of mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis in rural and non-rural settings in the Western Area, Sierra Leone

BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis elimination programs are based upon preventative chemotherapy annually in populations with prevalence more than or equal to 1%. The goal is to treat 80% of the eligible, at risk population yearly, for at least 5 years, in order to interrupt transmission and prevent c...

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Autores principales: Hodges, Mary H, Smith, Samuel J, Fussum, Daniel, Koroma, Joseph B, Conteh, Abdul, Sonnie, Mustapha, Sesay, Santigie, Zhang, Yaobi
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3018440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21162751
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-3-120