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A Comprehensive Assessment of Lymphatic Filariasis in Sri Lanka Six Years after Cessation of Mass Drug Administration
BACKGROUND: The Sri Lankan Anti-Filariasis Campaign conducted 5 rounds of mass drug administration (MDA) with diethycarbamazine plus albendazole between 2002 and 2006. We now report results of a comprehensive surveillance program that assessed the lymphatic filariasis (LF) situation in Sri Lanka 6 y...
Autores principales: | Rao, Ramakrishna U., Nagodavithana, Kumara C., Samarasekera, Sandhya D., Wijegunawardana, Asha D., Premakumara, Welmillage D. Y., Perera, Samudrika N., Settinayake, Sunil, Miller, J. Phillip, Weil, Gary J. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4230885/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25393404 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003281 |
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