Modeling the impact and costs of semiannual mass drug administration for accelerated elimination of lymphatic filariasis.

• Main Authors: Wilma A Stolk (Author), Quirine A ten Bosch (Author), Sake J de Vlas (Author), Peter U Fischer (Author), Gary J Weil (Author), Ann S Goldman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) has a target date of 2020. This program is progressing well in many countries. However, progress has been slow in some countries, and others have not yet started their mass drug administration (MDA) programs. Acceleration is needed. We studie...