Reassessment of areas with persistent Lymphatic Filariasis nine years after cessation of mass drug administration in Sri Lanka.

Autor:	Ramakrishna U Rao, Sandhya D Samarasekera, Kumara C Nagodavithana, Tharanga D M Dassanayaka, Manjula W Punchihewa, Udaya S B Ranasinghe, Gary J Weil
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
Zdroj:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 11, Iss 10, p e0006066 (2017)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1935-2727 1935-2735
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pntd.0006066
Popis:	Sri Lanka was one of the first countries to initiate a lymphatic filariasis (LF) elimination program based on WHO guidelines. The Anti-Filariasis Campaign provided 5 annual rounds of mass drug administration (MDA) with diethylcarbamazine plus albendazole in all 8 endemic districts from 2002-2006. Microfilaremia (Mf) prevalences have been consistently
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