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Seroprevalence and Spatial Epidemiology of Lymphatic Filariasis in American Samoa after Successful Mass Drug Administration

BACKGROUND: As part of the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF), American Samoa conducted mass drug administration (MDA) from 2000–2006, and passed transmission assessment surveys in 2011–2012. We examined the seroprevalence and spatial epidemiology of LF post-MDA to inform strate...

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Main Authors: Lau, Colleen L., Won, Kimberly Y., Becker, Luke, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J., Fuimaono, Saipale, Melrose, Wayne, Lammie, Patrick J., Graves, Patricia M.
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4230933/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25393716
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003297