Lymphatic filariasis elimination in the Pacific: PacELF replicating Japanese success

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-40

  Ichimori, Kazuyo ^a   Graves, Patricia M ^b   Crump, Andy ^c  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b EpiVec Consulting   (United States)

^c KITASATO INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE;

ASCARIASIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE CARRIER; ELEPHANTIASIS; FILARIASIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; JAPAN; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MASS SCREENING; MOSQUITO; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SOCIOECONOMICS; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; JAPAN; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33845694958     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2006.11.005     Document Type: Review

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