Elimination and Eradication of Neglected Tropical Diseases with Mass Drug Administrations: A Survey of Experts

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Keenan, Jeremy D ^a,b   Hotez, Peter J ^c,d   Amza, Abdou ^e,f   Stoller, Nicole E ^a   Gaynor, Bruce D ^a,b   Porco, Travis C ^a,b   Lietman, Thomas M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SABIN VACCINE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITÉ ABDOU MOUMOUNI   (Niger)

^f Programme National de Lutte Contre la Cecite   (Niger)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE ELIMINATION; DISEASE ERADICATION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HELMINTH; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MASS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEGLECTED DISEASE; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCIASIS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TRACHOMA; TROPICAL DISEASE; VECTOR CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE ERADICATION; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEGLECTED DISEASES; PARASITIC DISEASES; TRACHOMA;

EID: 84892707080     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002562     Document Type: Article

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