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Fifteen years of programme implementation for the elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in Ghana: Impact of MDA on immunoparasitological indicators

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Autores principales:	Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo, de Souza, Dziedzom K., Marfo, Benjamin, Odoom, Samuel, Alomatu, Bright, Asiedu, Odame, Yeboah, Abednego, Hervie, Tei E., Mensah, Ernest O., Yikpotey, Paul, Koroma, Joseph B., Molyneux, David, Bockarie, Moses J., Gyapong, John O.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2017
Materias:	Viewpoints
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5363798/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28333930 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005280

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