Mapping and modelling the impact of mass drug adminstration on filariasis prevalence in Myanmar

Mapping and modelling the impact of mass drug adminstration on filariasis prevalence in Myanmar

Abstract Background Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is endemic in Myanmar and targeted for elimination. To highlight the National Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (NPELF) progress between 2000 and 2014, this paper describes the geographical distribution of LF, the scale-up and impact of mass dr...

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Main Authors: Ni Ni Aye, Zaw Lin, Khin Nan Lon, Nay Yi Yi Linn, Thet Wai Nwe, Khin Mon Mon, Kapa Ramaiah, Hannah Betts, Louise A. Kelly-Hope
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Lymphatic filariasis
Elephantiasis
Wuchereria bancrofti
Neglected tropical diseases
Mass drug administration
Transmission assessment surveys
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-018-0420-9

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