Lymphatic filariasis control in Tanzania: effect of six rounds of mass drug administration with ivermectin and albendazole on infection and transmission

BACKGROUND: Control of lymphatic filariasis (LF) in most countries of sub-Saharan Africa is based on annual mass drug administration (MDA) with a combination of ivermectin and albendazole, in order to interrupt transmission. We present findings from a detailed study on the effect of six rounds of MD...

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Hauptverfasser: Simonsen, Paul E, Derua, Yahya A, Kisinza, William N, Magesa, Stephen M, Malecela, Mwele N, Pedersen, Erling M
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: BioMed Central 2013
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3723586/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23870103
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-335
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