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Human infection with sub-periodic Brugia spp. in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka: a threat to filariasis elimination status?

BACKGROUND: Post-mass drug administration (MDA) surveillance during the lymphatic filariasis (LF) elimination program in Sri Lanka, revealed the re-emergence of brugian filariasis after four decades. This study was done with the objectives of investigating the epidemiology and age-specific vulnerabi...

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Autores principales:	Mallawarachchi, Chandana H., Nilmini Chandrasena, T. G. A., Premaratna, Ranjan, Mallawarachchi, S. M. N. S. M., de Silva, Nilanthi R.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2018
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5789669/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29378620 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2649-3

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