Continental-scale, data-driven predictive assessment of eliminating the vector-borne disease, lymphatic filariasis, in sub-Saharan Africa by 2020

Continental-scale, data-driven predictive assessment of eliminating the vector-borne disease, lymphatic filariasis, in sub-Saharan Africa by 2020

Abstract Background There are growing demands for predicting the prospects of achieving the global elimination of neglected tropical diseases as a result of the institution of large-scale nation-wide intervention programs by the WHO-set target year of 2020. Such predictions will be uncertain due to...

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Main Authors: Edwin Michael, Brajendra K. Singh, Benjamin K. Mayala, Morgan E. Smith, Scott Hampton, Jaroslaw Nabrzyski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Neglected tropical diseases
Vector-borne diseases
Lymphatic filariasis
Sub-Saharan Africa
Spatial scale
Parasite transmission heterogeneity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-017-0933-2

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