Morbidity management and surveillance of lymphatic filariasis disease and acute dermatolymphangioadenitis attacks using a mobile phone-based tool by community health volunteers in Ghana.

Morbidity management and surveillance of lymphatic filariasis disease and acute dermatolymphangioadenitis attacks using a mobile phone-based tool by community health volunteers in Ghana.

Morbidity burden of lymphatic filariasis (LF) relies on the information from the Mass Drug Administration (MDA) programme where Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) passively report cases identified. Consequently, the exact prevalence of morbidity cases is not always accurate. The use of mobile phone...

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Main Authors: Linda Batsa Debrah, Aliyu Mohammed, Jubin Osei-Mensah, Yusif Mubarik, Olivia Agbenyega, Nana Kwame Ayisi-Boateng, Kenneth Pfarr, Janina Melanie Kuehlwein, Ute Klarmann-Schulz, Achim Hoerauf, Alexander Yaw Debrah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008839

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008839

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