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Dynamics of antigenemia and transmission intensity of Wuchereria bancrofti following cessation of mass drug administration in a formerly highly endemic region of Mali

BACKGROUND: After seven annual rounds of mass drug administration (MDA) in six Malian villages highly endemic for Wuchereria bancrofti (overall prevalence rate of 42.7%), treatment was discontinued in 2008. Surveillance was performed over the ensuing 5 years to detect recrudescence. METHODS: Circula...

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Main Authors: Coulibaly, Yaya I., Coulibaly, Siaka Y., Dolo, Housseini, Konate, Siaka, Diallo, Abdallah A., Doumbia, Salif S., Soumaoro, Lamine, Coulibaly, Michel E., Dicko, Ilo, Sangare, Moussa B., Dembele, Benoit, Sangare, Modibo, Dembele, Massitan, Touré, Yeya T., Kelly-Hope, Louise, Polman, Katja, Kyelem, Dominique, Traore, Sekou F., Bockarie, Moses, Klion, Amy D., Nutman, Thomas B.
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2016
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5135747/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27912789
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1911-9