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Programmatic Use of Molecular Xenomonitoring at the Level of Evaluation Units to Assess Persistence of Lymphatic Filariasis in Sri Lanka
BACKGROUND: Sri Lanka’s Anti Filariasis Campaign distributed 5 rounds of mass drug administration (MDA with DEC plus albendazole) to all endemic regions in the country from 2002–2006. Post-MDA surveillance results have generally been encouraging. However, recent studies have documented low level per...
Autores principales: | Rao, Ramakrishna U., Samarasekera, Sandhya D., Nagodavithana, Kumara C., Punchihewa, Manjula W., Dassanayaka, Tharanga D. M., P. K. D, Gamini, Ford, Ethan, Ranasinghe, Udaya S. B., Henderson, Ralph H., Weil, Gary J. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4873130/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27196431 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004722 |
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