Wuchereria bancrofti Filariasis Control in Samoa before PacELF (Pacific Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis)

Tropical Medicine and Health

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 261-269

  Ichimori, Kazuyo ^a   Tupuimalagi Toelupe, Palanitina ^b   Iosia, Vailolo Toeaso ^b   Graves, Patricia M ^c  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Ministry of Health   (Samoa)

^c EpiVec Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

diethylcarbamazine; Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis; mass drug administration; PacELF; Samoa

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015528134     PISSN: 13488945     EISSN: 13494147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2149/tmh.35.261     Document Type: Article

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