Demographic, socioeconomic and disease knowledge factors, but not population mobility, associated with lymphatic filariasis infection in adult workers in American Samoa in 2014

Demographic, socioeconomic and disease knowledge factors, but not population mobility, associated with lymphatic filariasis infection in adult workers in American Samoa in 2014

Abstract Background Prevalence of lymphatic filariasis (LF) antigen in American Samoa was 16.5% in 1999. Seven rounds of mass drug administration (MDA) programmes between 2000 and 2006 reduced antigen prevalence to 2.3%. The most efficient methods of surveillance after MDA are not clear, but testing...

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Main Authors: Patricia M. Graves, Sarah Sheridan, Saipale Fuimaono, Colleen L. Lau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Lymphatic filariasis
American Samoa
Population mobility
Socioeconomic status
Disease knowledge
Sero-epidemiology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-020-3996-4

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