Transmission Assessment Surveys (TAS) to Define Endpoints for Lymphatic Filariasis Mass Drug Administration: A Multicenter Evaluation

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Chu, Brian K ^a   Deming, Michael ^b   Biritwum, Nana Kwadwo ^c   Bougma, Windtaré R ^d   Dorkenoo, Améyo M ^e   El Setouhy, Maged ^f   Fischer, Peter U ^g   Gass, Katherine ^a   Gonzalez de Peña, Manuel ^h   Mercado Hernandez, Leda ⁱ   Kyelem, Dominique ^a   Lammie, Patrick J ^b   Flueckiger, Rebecca M ^a   Mwingira, Upendo J ^j   Noordin, Rahmah ^k   Offei Owusu, Irene ^l   Ottesen, Eric A ^a   Pavluck, Alexandre ^a   Pilotte, Nils ^m   Rao, Ramakrishna U ^g   Samarasekera, Dilhani ⁿ   Schmaedick, Mark A ^o   Settinayake, Sunil ⁿ   Simonsen, Paul E ^p   Supali, Taniawati ^q   Taleo, Fasihah ^r   Torres, Melissa ^m   Weil, Gary J ^g   Won, Kimberly Y ^b   more..

^a Task Force for Global Health   (United States)

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

^c GHANA HEALTH SERVICE   (Ghana)

^d MINISTÈRE DE LA SANTÉ   (Burkina Faso)

^e MINISTÈRE DE LA SANTÉ   (Togo)

^f AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^g WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h Centro Nacional de Control de Enfermedades Tropicales   (Dominican Republic)

ⁱ National Center for Disease Prevention and Control   (Philippines)

^j NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^k INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE INFORMM   (Malaysia)

^l University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^m SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

ⁿ MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Sri Lanka)

^o American Samoa Community College   (American Samoa)

^p UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^q UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^r Neglected Tropical Diseases Unit   (Vanuatu)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE;

ARTICLE; BRUGIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MALE; MICROFILARIA; MULTICENTER STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUALITY CONTROL; SCHOOL CHILD; TRANSMISSION ASSESSMENT SURVEY; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

ANIMALS; BRUGIA; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; MALE; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 84892687383     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002584     Document Type: Article

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