Effect of mass drug administration programme on microfilaria carriers in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 277-280

  Mukhopadhyay, A K ^a   Patnaik, S K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

Lymphatic filariasis; Mass drug administration; Microfilaria rate

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FILARIASIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS IMMUNIZATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE VECTOR; URBAN HYGIENE;

ANIMALS; CARRIER STATE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; INDIA; MASS SCREENING; RURAL POPULATION; TABLETS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 36849079014     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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