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The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis: History and achievements with special reference to annual single-dose treatment with diethylcarbamazine in Samoa and Fiji

Diethylcarbamazine (DEC), first introduced in 1947, was shown to have strong efficacy and safety for treatment of human lymphatic filariasis, which is caused mostly by a species Wuchereria bancrofti. Many studies to optimize the dosage and treatment schedule of DEC followed, and, based on the result...

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Autor principal: Kimura, Eisaku
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3191775/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22028608
http://dx.doi.org/10.2149/tmh.2010-18