Elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem from Tonga

BACKGROUND: Tonga was highly endemic for lymphatic filariasis (LF) caused by diurnally sub-periodic Wuchereria bancrofti transmitted by Aedes vector species. LF prevalence declined very appreciably as a result of chemotherapeutic intervention measures implemented in 1977, but low levels of infection...

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Autores principales: `Ofanoa, Reynold, Ofa, Tukia, Padmasiri, E. A., Kapa, D. Ramaiah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6632206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31346312
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41182-019-0169-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6632206/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31346312
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41182-019-0169-2

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