Progress toward elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis --- Togo, 2000--2009

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 60, Issue 29, 2011, Pages 989-991

  Dorkenoo, Ameyo ^a   Sodahlon, Yao ^b   Mathieu, Els ^c   Dubray, Christine ^c  

^a Togo Ministry of Health   (United States)

^b Center for Global Health CDC ^*

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; IVERMECTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; CHILD; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; TOGO; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALBENDAZOLE; ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; IVERMECTIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; TOGO; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 79961091536     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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