Prevalence of malaria and lymphatic filariasis in bateyes of the Dominican Republic

Prevalence of malaria and lymphatic filariasis in bateyes of the Dominican Republic

Abstract Background The island of Hispaniola, shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic (DR), is the only remaining malaria-endemic island in the Caribbean and accounts for 95% of the lymphatic filariasis (LF) burden in the Americas. Both countries aim to eliminate the diseases by 2020. Migration f...

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Main Authors: Hunter M. Keys, Gregory S. Noland, Madsen Beau De Rochars, Stephen Blount, Manuel Gonzales
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Malaria
Lymphatic filariasis
Elimination
Migrant
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-019-0547-3

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