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Mapping of Bancroftian Filariasis in Cameroon: Prospects for Elimination.

BACKGROUND:Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is one of the most debilitating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). It still presents as an important public health problem in many countries in the tropics. In Cameroon, where many NTDs are endemic, only scant data describing the situation regarding LF epidemiol...

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Main Authors:	Hugues C Nana-Djeunga (Author), Jules B Tchatchueng-Mbougua (Author), Jean Bopda (Author), Steve Mbickmen-Tchana (Author), Nathalie Elong-Kana (Author), Etienne Nnomzo'o (Author), Julie Akame (Author), Ann Tarini (Author), Yaobi Zhang (Author), Flobert Njiokou (Author), Joseph Kamgno (Author)
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Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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