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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-08-01
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Series: | Tropical Medicine and Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-017-0063-8 |