Epidemiological assessment of continuing transmission of lymphatic filariasis in Samoa

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 567-578

  Joseph, H ^a   Maiava, F ^b   Naseri, T ^c,d   Silva, U ^d   Lammie, P ^e   Melrose, W ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c Ministry of Health   (Samoa)

^d National Health Service   (Samoa)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; BM14 ANTIGEN; CICULATING FILARIAL ANTIGEN; CIRCULATING FILARIAL ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROFILARIASIS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SAMOA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE;

EID: 84455199535     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: 13648594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2047773211Y.0000000008     Document Type: Article

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