Programmatic Use of Molecular Xenomonitoring at the Level of Evaluation Units to Assess Persistence of Lymphatic Filariasis in Sri Lanka.

• Autores principales: Ramakrishna U Rao (Autor), Sandhya D Samarasekera (Autor), Kumara C Nagodavithana (Autor), Manjula W Punchihewa (Autor), Tharanga D M Dassanayaka (Autor), Gamini P K D (Autor), Ethan Ford (Autor), Udaya S B Ranasinghe (Autor), Ralph H Henderson (Autor), Gary J Weil (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Sri Lanka's Anti Filariasis Campaign distributed 5 rounds of mass drug administration (MDA with DEC plus albendazole) to all endemic regions in the country from 2002-2006. Post-MDA surveillance results have generally been encouraging. However, recent studies have documented low level...