Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in The Gambia

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Rebollo, Maria P ^a   Sambou, Sana Malang ^b   Thomas, Brent ^a   Biritwum, Nana Kwadwo ^c   Jaye, Momodou C ^b   Kelly Hope, Louise ^a   Escalada, Alba Gonzalez ^d   Molyneux, David H ^a   Bockarie, Moses J ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Gambia)

^c GHANA HEALTH SERVICE   (Ghana)

^d UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULATING FILARIAL ANTIGEN; PARASITE ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; INSECTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BED NET; BLOOD SAMPLING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE ERADICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GAMBIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; LOT QUALITY ASSURANCE SAMPLING; LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREVALENCE; VECTOR CONTROL; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI; ADULT; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECT VECTOR; INSECTICIDE TREATED NET; MALE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; ANIMALS; DISEASE ERADICATION; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; GAMBIA; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDE-TREATED BEDNETS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PREVALENCE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WUCHERERIA BANCROFTI;

EID: 84928779818     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003642     Document Type: Article

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