How elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem in the Kingdom of Cambodia was achieved

• Main Authors: Virak Khieu (Author), Vandine Or (Author), Chhakda Tep (Author), Peter Odermatt (Author), Reiko Tsuyuoka (Author), Meng Chuor Char (Author), Molly A. Brady (Author), Joshua Sidwell (Author), Aya Yajima (Author), Rekol Huy (Author), Kapa D. Ramaiah (Author), Sinuon Muth (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Endemicity of lymphatic filariasis (LF) in Cambodia was proven in 1956 when microfilariae were detected in mosquitos in the Kratié province. In 2001, an extensive study confirmed the presence of both Brugia malayi and Wuchereria bancrofti microfilariae. In 2003, the Ministry of...