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The past matters: estimating intrinsic hookworm transmission intensity in areas with past mass drug administration to control lymphatic filariasis

BACKGROUND: Current WHO guidelines for soil-transmitted helminth (STH) control focus on mass drug administration (MDA) targeting preschool-aged (pre-SAC) and school-aged children (SAC), with the goal of eliminating STH as a public health problem amongst children. Recently, attention and funding has...

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Autores principales: Werkman, Marleen, Truscott, James E., Toor, Jaspreet, Wright, James E., Anderson, Roy M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5493118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28535806
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-017-2177-6