Lymphatic filariasis in Nigeria; micro-stratification overlap mapping (MOM) as a prerequisite for cost-effective resource utilization in control and surveillance.

• Glavni autori: Patricia N Okorie (Autor), George O Ademowo (Autor), Yisa Saka (Autor), Emmanuel Davies (Autor), Chukwu Okoronkwo (Autor), Moses J Bockarie (Autor), David H Molyneux (Autor), Louise A Kelly-Hope (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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BACKGROUND: Nigeria has a significant burden of lymphatic filariasis (LF) caused by the parasite Wuchereria bancrofti. A major concern to the expansion of the LF elimination programme is the risk of serious adverse events (SAEs) associated with the use of ivermectin in areas co-endemic with Loa fila...