Bancroftian lymphatic filariasis: Toward its elimination from the Pacific?;Filariose lymphatique de Bancroft: vers l'élimination dans le Pacifique?

Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 254-260

  Chanteau, S ^a   Roux, J F ^b  

^a Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle Caledonie Noumea   (New Caledonia)

^b Société de Pathologie Exotique   (France)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Diethylcarbamazine; Elimination; Lymphatic filariasis; PacELF; Pacific region; Public health

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTIFILARIAL AGENT; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; HISTORY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

AEDES; ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FILARICIDES; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 47949112599     PISSN: 00379085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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