Lymphatic filariasis transmission on Mafia Islands, Tanzania: Evidence from xenomonitoring in mosquito vectors.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Yahya A Derua (लेखक), Susan F Rumisha (लेखक), Bernard M Batengana (लेखक), Demetrius A Max (लेखक), Grades Stanley (लेखक), William N Kisinza (लेखक), Leonard E G Mboera (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a chronic nematode infection transmitted by mosquitoes and in sub-Saharan Africa it is caused by Wuchereria bancrofti. The disease was targeted for global elimination by 2020 using repeated community-wide mass drug administration (MDA) distributed in endemic areas. Howev...