Long-term population migration: An important aspect to be considered during mass drug administration for elimination of lymphatic filariasis

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 316-321

  Sunish, I P ^a,c   Rajendran, R ^a,c   Mani, T R ^a,c   Gajanana, A ^b,d   Reuben, R ^b,d   Satyanarayana, K ^a,c  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

^b Retired Officer Ctr Res Med E   (India)

^c INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^d 52 Rashmi Apartments ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Human migration; Lymphatic filariasis; Mass drug administration

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; IVERMECTIN;

DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG PRESCRIBING; FILARIASIS; POPULATION MIGRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CHILD; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION MIGRATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FEMALE; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL HEALTH; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTOZOA;

EID: 0037398841     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2003.01033.x     Document Type: Article

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