Cargando…
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...
Autores principales: | `Ofanoa, Reynold, Ofa, Tukia, Padmasiri, E. A., Kapa, D. Ramaiah |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
BioMed Central
2019
|
Materias: | |
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 |
Ejemplares similares
-
Elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem from the Cook Islands
por: Ave, Charlie, et al.
Publicado: (2018) -
How Thailand eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem
por: Rojanapanus, Sunsanee, et al.
Publicado: (2019) -
Correction to: How Thailand eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem
por: Rojanapanus, Sunsanee, et al.
Publicado: (2019) -
How elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem in the Kingdom of Cambodia was achieved
por: Khieu, Virak, et al.
Publicado: (2018) -
Elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem in Niue under PacELF, 1999–2016
por: Carlingford, Catherine N., et al.
Publicado: (2019)