A community-based study of factors associated with continuing transmission of lymphatic filariasis in Leogane, Haiti.

A community-based study of factors associated with continuing transmission of lymphatic filariasis in Leogane, Haiti.

Seven rounds of mass drug administration (MDA) have been administered in Leogane, Haiti, an area hyperendemic for lymphatic filariasis (LF). Sentinel site surveys showed that the prevalence of microfilaremia was reduced to <1% from levels as high as 15.5%, suggesting that transmission had been re...

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Main Authors: Alexis Boyd, Kimberly Y Won, Shannon K McClintock, Catherine V Donovan, Sandra J Laney, Steven A Williams, Nils Pilotte, Thomas G Streit, Madsen V E Beau de Rochars, Patrick J Lammie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2843627?pdf=render

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