Prolonged persistence of residual Wuchereria bancrofti infection after cessation of diethylcarbamazine-fortified salt programme

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 870-876

  Ramaiah, K D ^a   Thiruvengadam, B ^b   Vanamail, P ^a   Subramanian, S ^a   Gunasekaran, S ^b   Nilamani, N ^b   Das, P K ^a  

^a VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b Pondicherry University   (India)

Author keywords

Control; Diethylcarbamazine; Elimination; India; Lymphatic filariasis; Microfilaraemia; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE;

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG; FILARIASIS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; NEMATODE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BANCROFTIAN FILARIASIS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FILARIAL ANTIGENEMIA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROFILARIA; MICROFILARIASIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN AREA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MICROFILARIA; MIDDLE AGED; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI; YOUNG ADULT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; PONDICHERRY; SOUTH ASIA;

WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 68949125022     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2009.02307.x     Document Type: Article

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