Mapping the Geographical Distribution of Lymphatic Filariasis in Zambia

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Mwase, Enala T ^a   Stensgaard, Anna Sofie ^b,c   Nsakashalo Senkwe, Mutale ^d   Mubila, Likezo ^e   Mwansa, James ^f   Songolo, Peter ^e   Shawa, Sheila T ^a   Simonsen, Paul E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Zambia)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HUMAN; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; MALE; MODEL; PREVALENCE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CHILD; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84895756511     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002714     Document Type: Article

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