Diurnally subperiodic filariasis in India-prospects of elimination: Precept to action?

Parasitology Research

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Shriram, A N ^a   Krishnamoorthy, K ^a   Saha, B P ^b   Roy, Avijit ^b   Kumaraswami, V ^a   Shah, W A ^c   Jambulingam, P ^a   Vijayachari, P ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b Andaman Nicobar Administration   (India)

^c G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; IVERMECTIN; TETRACYCLINE;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOSYMBIONT; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MICROFILARIASIS; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESEARCH PRIORITY; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TREATMENT DURATION; VECTOR CONTROL; WOLBACHIA;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; FILARIASIS; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; INDIA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

DOWNSIOMYIA; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 79251532515     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-011-2252-4     Document Type: Review

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