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Impact of three rounds of mass drug administration on lymphatic filariasis in areas previously treated for onchocerciasis in Sierra Leone.

<h4>Background</h4>1974-2005 studies across Sierra Leone showed onchocerciasis endemicity in 12 of 14 health districts (HDs) and baseline studies 2005-2008 showed lymphatic filariasis (LF) endemicity in all 14 HDs. Three integrated annual mass drug administration (MDA) were conducted in...

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Main Authors:	Joseph B Koroma (Author), Santigie Sesay (Author), Mustapha Sonnie (Author), Mary H Hodges (Author), Foday Sahr (Author), Yaobi Zhang (Author), Moses J Bockarie (Author)
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Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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