Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Antiretroviral Therapy and Markers of Lymphatic Filariasis Infection: A Cross-sectional Study in Rural Northern Malawi.

• Main Authors: Terence Tafatatha (Author), Miriam Taegtmeyer (Author), Bagrey Ngwira (Author), Amos Phiri (Author), Mariot Kondowe (Author), Wilson Piston (Author), Anna Molesworth (Author), Ndoliwe Kayuni (Author), Olivier Koole (Author), Amelia Crampin (Author), John Horton (Author), Neil French (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Lymphatic filariasis (LF) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are major public health problems. Individuals may be co-infected, raising the possibility of important interactions between these two pathogens with consequences for LF elimination through annual mass drug administration (MD...