Reduction in acute filariasis morbidity during a mass drug administration trial to eliminate lymphatic filariasis in Papua New Guinea.
<h4>Background</h4>Acute painful swelling of the extremities and scrotum are debilitating clinical manifestations of Wuchereria bancrofti infection. The ongoing global program to eliminate filariasis using mass drug administration is expected to decrease this and other forms of filarial...
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| Main Authors: | Daniel J Tisch, Neal D E Alexander, Benson Kiniboro, Henry Dagoro, Peter M Siba, Moses J Bockarie, Michael P Alpers, James W Kazura |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-07-01
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| Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0001241&type=printable |
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