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

• Main Authors: Yahya A Derua (Author), Susan F Rumisha (Author), Bernard M Batengana (Author), Demetrius A Max (Author), Grades Stanley (Author), William N Kisinza (Author), Leonard E G Mboera (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: 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...