Lymphatic Filariasis in Nigeria; Micro-stratification Overlap Mapping (MOM) as a Prerequisite for Cost-Effective Resource Utilization in Control and Surveillance

BACKGROUND: Nigeria has a significant burden of lymphatic filariasis (LF) caused by the parasite Wuchereria bancrofti. A major concern to the expansion of the LF elimination programme is the risk of serious adverse events (SAEs) associated with the use of ivermectin in areas co-endemic with Loa fila...

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Autores principales: Okorie, Patricia N., Ademowo, George O., Saka, Yisa, Davies, Emmanuel, Okoronkwo, Chukwu, Bockarie, Moses J., Molyneux, David H., Kelly-Hope, Louise A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3764235/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24040432
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002416

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3764235/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24040432
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002416

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