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Impact of Three Rounds of Mass Drug Administration on Lymphatic Filariasis in Areas Previously Treated for Onchocerciasis in Sierra Leone
BACKGROUND: 1974–2005 studies across Sierra Leone showed onchocerciasis endemicity in 12 of 14 health districts (HDs) and baseline studies 2005–2008 showed lymphatic filariasis (LF) endemicity in all 14 HDs. Three integrated annual mass drug administration (MDA) were conducted in the 12 co-endemic d...
Autores principales: | Koroma, Joseph B., Sesay, Santigie, Sonnie, Mustapha, Hodges, Mary H., Sahr, Foday, Zhang, Yaobi, Bockarie, Moses J. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3681681/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23785535 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002273 |
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