Assessment of transmission in areas of uncertain endemicity for lymphatic filariasis in Brazil.

• Main Authors: Amanda Xavier (Author), Heloize Oliveira (Author), Ana Aguiar-Santos (Author), Walter Barbosa Júnior (Author), Ellyda da Silva (Author), Cynthia Braga (Author), Cristine Bonfim (Author), Zulma Medeiros (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>The objective of the Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) is to phase out this endemic disease as a public health problem by 2020. Validation of elimination is obtained from the World Health Organization through evidence of non-transmission in count...