Elimination of lymphatic filariasis: current perspectives on mass drug administration

Elimination of lymphatic filariasis: current perspectives on mass drug administration

John O Gyapong,1 Irene O Owusu,2 Frances B da-Costa Vroom,3 Ernest O Mensah,4 Margaret Gyapong5 1Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases Research, Institute of Health Research, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, 2Department of Epidemiology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research,...

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Main Authors:	Gyapong JO, Owusu IO, da-Costa Vroom FB, Mensah EO, Gyapong M
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dove Medical Press 2018-03-01
Series:	Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine
Subjects:	Mass drug administration Disease elimination Lymphatic Filariasis Neglected Tropical Diseases Community Health Worker Treatment Compliance
Online Access:	https://www.dovepress.com/elimination-of-lymphatic-filariasis-current-perspectives-on-mass-drug--peer-reviewed-article-RRTM

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