Brazil was certified by the World Health Organization for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis: what now?
Abstract Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a debilitating and stigmatizing disease. In Brazil, the disease has been the target of control and elimination strategies for more than 25 years. Recently, the country received the certificate of elimination of LF as a public health problem. In this post-elimina...
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| Main Authors: | Eduardo Brandão, Paula Oliveira, Maria Almerice Lopes da Silva, Abraham Rocha |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2025-03-01
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| Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06707-0 |
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