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Identification and control of an isolated, but intense focus of lymphatic filariasis on Satawal Island, Federated States of Micronesia, in 2003
BACKGROUND: There is very limited data available on the prevalence of Bancroftian filariasis in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Considerable attempts to eliminate the disease had occurred in the Pacific region by the year 2003, and the prevalence in FSM was thought to be sufficiently low t...
Autores principales: | Pretrick, Moses, Melrose, Wayne, Chaine, Jean-Paul, Canyon, Deon, Carron, Jaime, Graves, Patricia M., Bradbury, Richard S. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5465579/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28615988 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41182-017-0050-0 |
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