Secondary mapping of lymphatic filariasis in Haiti-definition of transmission foci in low-prevalence settings.

• Main Authors: Naomi Drexler (Author), Charles H Washington (Author), Maribeth Lovegrove (Author), Caroline Grady (Author), Marie Denise Milord (Author), Thomas Streit (Author), Patrick Lammie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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To eliminate Lymphatic filariasis (LF) as a public health problem, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that any area with infection prevalence greater than or equal to 1% (denoted by presence of microfilaremia or antigenemia) should receive mass drug administration (MDA) of antifilarial d...