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Lymphatic filariasis epidemiology in Samoa in 2018: Geographic clustering and higher antigen prevalence in older age groups

BACKGROUND: Samoa conducted eight nationwide rounds of mass drug administration (MDA) for lymphatic filariasis (LF) between 1999 and 2011, and two targeted rounds in 2015 and 2017 in North West Upolu (NWU), one of three evaluation units (EUs). Transmission Assessment Surveys (TAS) were conducted in...

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Autores principales: Lau, Colleen L., Meder, Kelley, Mayfield, Helen J., Kearns, Therese, McPherson, Brady, Naseri, Take, Thomsen, Robert, Hedtke, Shannon M., Sheridan, Sarah, Gass, Katherine, Graves, Patricia M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7785238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33347456
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008927