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

• Main Authors: Ramakrishna U Rao (Author), Sandhya D Samarasekera (Author), Kumara C Nagodavithana (Author), Manjula W Punchihewa (Author), Tharanga D M Dassanayaka (Author), Gamini P K D (Author), Ethan Ford (Author), Udaya S B Ranasinghe (Author), Ralph H Henderson (Author), Gary J Weil (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...