A Success Story: Togo Is Moving toward Becoming the First Sub-Saharan African Nation to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis through Mass Drug Administration and Countrywide Morbidity Alleviation

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Sodahlon, Yao K ^a,b   Dorkenoo, Ameyo Monique ^b,c   Morgah, Kodjo ^b   Nabiliou, Komlan ^b   Agbo, Kossivi ^b,c   Miller, Rebecca ^d   Datagni, Michel ^b   Seim, Anders ^e   Mathieu, Els ^f  

^a Mectizan Donation Program   (United States)

^b MINISTÈRE DE LA SANTÉ   (Togo)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOMÉ   (Togo)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Health and Development International (HDI)   (Norway)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ARTICLE; DISEASE ERADICATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; LYMPHEDEMA; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MORBIDITY; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREVALENCE; TOGO; TRAINING; VECTOR CONTROL; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 84876874795     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002080     Document Type: Article

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