Lymphatic filariasis in the Democratic Republic of Congo; micro-stratification overlap mapping (MOM) as a prerequisite for control and surveillance

BACKGROUND: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has a significant burden of lymphatic filariasis (LF) caused by the parasite Wuchereria bancrofti. A major impediment to the expansion of the LF elimination programme is the risk of serious adverse events (SAEs) associated with the use of ivermectin...

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Autores principales: Kelly-Hope, Louise A, Thomas, Brent C, Bockarie, Moses J, Molyneux, David H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3183006/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21923949
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-4-178

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