Reduction in acute filariasis morbidity during a mass drug administration trial to eliminate lymphatic filariasis in papua new guinea

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Reduction in acute filariasis morbidity during a mass drug administration trial to eliminate lymphatic filariasis in papua new guinea

Background: 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 morbidity in the fu...

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Main Authors:	Tisch, D., Alexander, N., Kiniboro, B., Dagoro, H., Siba, P., Bockarie, M., Alpers, Michael Philip, Kazura, J.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	2011
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18056

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