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Mapping of Bancroftian Filariasis in Cameroon: Prospects for Elimination

BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is one of the most debilitating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). It still presents as an important public health problem in many countries in the tropics. In Cameroon, where many NTDs are endemic, only scant data describing the situation regarding LF epidemio...

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Autores principales:	Nana-Djeunga, Hugues C., Tchatchueng-Mbougua, Jules B., Bopda, Jean, Mbickmen-Tchana, Steve, Elong-Kana, Nathalie, Nnomzo’o, Etienne, Akame, Julie, Tarini, Ann, Zhang, Yaobi, Njiokou, Flobert, Kamgno, Joseph
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2015
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4564182/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26353087 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004001

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