Prevalence and risk factors associated with lymphatic filariasis in American Samoa after mass drug administration

Prevalence and risk factors associated with lymphatic filariasis in American Samoa after mass drug administration

Abstract Background In 2000, American Samoa had 16.5% prevalence of lymphatic filariasis (LF) antigenemia. Annual mass drug administration (MDA) was conducted using single-dose albendazole plus diethylcarbamazine from 2000 to 2006. This study presents the results of a 2007 population-based PacELF C-...

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Main Authors: Shaun P. Coutts, Jonathan D. King, Molisamoa Pa’au, Saipale Fuimaono, Joseph Roth, Mary Rose King, Patrick J. Lammie, Colleen L. Lau, Patricia M. Graves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Lymphatic filariasis
American Samoa
Prevalence
MDA
Epidemiology
Wuchereria bancrofti
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-017-0063-8

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