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The Impact of a Filariasis Control Program on Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea

BACKGROUND: Annual mass drug administration (MDA) over five years is the WHO's recommended strategy to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF). Some experts, however, consider that longer periods of treatment might be necessary in certain high prevalence and transmission environments based upon pas...

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Autores principales: Mitjà, Oriol, Paru, Raymond, Hays, Russell, Griffin, Lysaght, Laban, Nedley, Samson, Mellie, Bassat, Quique
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3160343/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21886851
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001286