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Evaluating the Burden of Lymphedema Due to Lymphatic Filariasis in 2005 in Khurda District, Odisha State, India

BACKGROUND: Over 1.1 billion people worldwide are at risk for lymphatic filariasis (LF), and the global burden of LF-associated lymphedema is estimated at 16 million affected people, yet country-specific estimates are poor. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: A house-to-house morbidity census was conduc...

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Autores principales: Walsh, Victoria, Little, Kristen, Wiegand, Ryan, Rout, Jonathan, Fox, LeAnne M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4993435/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27548382
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004917