The impact of the National Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis on filariasis morbidity in Sri Lanka: Comparison of current status with retrospective data following the elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem.

The impact of the National Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis on filariasis morbidity in Sri Lanka: Comparison of current status with retrospective data following the elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Sri Lanka implemented the National Programme for Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis (NPELF) in its endemic regions in 2002. Five annual rounds of mass drug administration using the two-drug combination diethylcarbamazine (DEC) and albendazole led to sustained reduct...

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Main Authors: Indeewarie E Gunaratna (Author), Nilmini T G A Chandrasena (Author), Murali Vallipuranathan (Author), Ranjan Premaratna (Author), Dileepa Ediriweera (Author), Nilanthi R de Silva (Author)
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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