No evidence for lymphatic filariasis transmission in big cities affected by conflict related rural-urban migration in Sierra Leone and Liberia.

• Główni autorzy: Dziedzom K de Souza (Autor), Santigie Sesay (Autor), Marnijina G Moore (Autor), Rashid Ansumana (Autor), Charles A Narh (Autor), Karsor Kollie (Autor), Maria P Rebollo (Autor), Benjamin G Koudou (Autor), Joseph B Koroma (Autor), Fatorma K Bolay (Autor), Daniel A Boakye (Autor), Moses J Bockarie (Autor)
• Format: Książka
• Wydane: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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In West Africa, the principal vectors of lymphatic filariasis (LF) are Anopheles species with Culex species playing only a minor role in transmission, if any. Being a predominantly rural disease, the question remains whether conflict-related migration of rural populations into urban areas would be s...