Fifteen years of programme implementation for the elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in Ghana: Impact of MDA on immunoparasitological indicators

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作者
Biritwum, Nana-Kwadwo [1 ]
de Souza, Dziedzom K. [2 ]
Marfo, Benjamin [1 ]
Odoom, Samuel [1 ]
Alomatu, Bright [1 ]
Asiedu, Odame [1 ]
Yeboah, Abednego [1 ]
Hervie, Tei E. [1 ]
Mensah, Ernest O. [3 ]
Yikpotey, Paul [3 ]
Koroma, Joseph B. [3 ]
Molyneux, David [4 ]
Bockarie, Moses J. [5 ]
Gyapong, John O. [6 ]
机构
[1] Ghana Hlth Serv, Natl Neglected Trop Dis Programme, Accra, Ghana
[2] Univ Ghana, Noguchi Mem Inst Med Res, Parasitol Dept, Legon, Accra, Ghana
[3] FHI360, Ghana Off, Accra, Ghana
[4] Univ Liverpool Liverpool Sch Trop Med, Liverpool, Merseyside, England
[5] European & Developing Countries Clin Trials Partn, Africa Off, Cape Town, South Africa
[6] Univ Hlth & Allied Sci, Ho, Ghana
来源
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES | 2017年 / 11卷 / 03期
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
BANCROFTIAN FILARIASIS; GLOBAL PROGRAM; VECTOR CONTROL; TRANSMISSION; AFRICA;
D O I
10.1371/journal.pntd.0005280
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
摘要
[No abstract available]
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