The global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis: health impact after 8 years.

<h4>Background</h4>In its first 8 years, the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) achieved an unprecedentedly rapid scale-up: >1.9 billion treatments with anti-filarial drugs (albendazole, ivermectin, and diethylcarbamazine) were provided via yearly mass drug adm...

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Main Authors: Eric A Ottesen, Pamela J Hooper, Mark Bradley, Gautam Biswas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-10-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18841205/?tool=EBI