Lymphatic filariasis elimination efforts in Rufiji, southeastern Tanzania: decline in circulating filarial antigen prevalence in young school children after twelve rounds of mass drug administration and utilization of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets

BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a parasitic infection transmitted by mosquito vectors, and in Sub-Saharan Africa it is caused by the nematode Wuchereria bancrofti. The disease has been targeted for global elimination with the annual mass drug administration (MDA) strategy. Vector control is...

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Autores principales: Jones, Clarer, Ngasalla, Billy, Derua, Yahya A., Tarimo, Donath, Malecela, Mwelecele N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5521953/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28527817
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2017.05.009

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5521953/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28527817
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2017.05.009

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