Community perspectives on persistent transmission of lymphatic filariasis in three hotspot districts in Ghana after 15 rounds of mass drug administration: a qualitative assessment

• Main Authors: Collins S. K. Ahorlu (Author), Eric Koka (Author), Susan Adu-Amankwah (Author), Joseph Otchere (Author), Dziedzom Komi de Souza (Author)
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• 出版: BMC, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background The Global Program for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) started operation in 2000 and aimed at eliminating the disease by the year 2020, following 5-6 rounds of effective annual Mass Drug Administration (MDA). The MDA programme took off in Ghana in 2001 and has int...