Occurrence of Lymphatic Filariasis infection after 15 years of mass drug administration in two hotspot districts in the Upper East Region of Ghana

BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) causes chronic morbidity, which usually manifests as lymphedema or hydrocele. Mass drug administration (MDA) began in Kassena Nankana East Municipal (KNEM) and Nabdam, two hotspot districts in the Upper East Region in Ghana, in 2000 and 2005, respectively. This...

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Autores principales: Adu Mensah, Derrick, Debrah, Linda Batsa, Gyamfi, Peter Akosah, Rahamani, Abu Abudu, Opoku, Vera Serwaa, Boateng, John, Obeng, Prince, Osei-Mensah, Jubin, Kroidl, Inge, Klarmann-Schulz, Ute, Hoerauf, Achim, Debrah, Alexander Yaw
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9380951/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35926012
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010129

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9380951/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35926012
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010129

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