Population Genetics of the Filarial Worm Wuchereria bancrofti in a Post-treatment Region of Papua New Guinea: Insights into Diversity and Life History

The Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF), initiated by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to eliminate LF from endemic regions, where 1.34 billion people live at risk of this disease. The causative agent responsible for 90% of LF is the nematode parasite species Wuchereria ba...

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Main Authors: Small, Scott T., Ramesh, Akshaya, Bun, Krufinta, Reimer, Lisa, Thomsen, Edward, Baea, Manasseh, Bockarie, Moses J., Siba, Peter, Kazura, James W., Tisch, Daniel J., Zimmerman, Peter A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3708868/