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Application of a household-based molecular xenomonitoring strategy to evaluate the lymphatic filariasis elimination program in Tamil Nadu, India

BACKGROUND: The monitoring and evaluation of lymphatic filariasis (LF) has largely relied on the detection of antigenemia and antibodies in human populations. Molecular xenomonitoring (MX), the detection of parasite DNA/RNA in mosquitoes, may be an effective complementary method, particularly for de...

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Autores principales: Subramanian, Swaminathan, Jambulingam, Purushothaman, Chu, Brian K., Sadanandane, Candasamy, Vasuki, Venkatesan, Srividya, Adinarayanan, Mohideen AbdulKader, Mohamed S., Krishnamoorthy, Kaliannagounder, Raju, Harikishan K., Laney, Sandra J., Williams, Steven A., Henderson, Ralph H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5404881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28406927
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005519