Lymphatic filariasis mapping by immunochromatographic test cards and baseline microfilaria survey prior to mass drug administration in Sierra Leone

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Koroma, Joseph B ^a,b   Bangura, Momodu M ^a   Hodges, Mary H ^c   Bah, Mohamed S ^c   Zhang, Yaobi ^c   Bockarie, Moses J ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SANITATION   (Sierra Leone)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROFILARIA; MICROFILARIASIS; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SENTINEL EVENT; SIERRA LEONE; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; DATA COLLECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROFILARIA; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SIERRA LEONE; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI; YOUNG ADULT;

WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 84862803537     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-5-10     Document Type: Review

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