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Five years of post-validation surveillance of lymphatic filariasis in Thailand

Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) validated Thailand in 2017 as having eliminated lymphatic filariasis (LF) as a public health problem with recommendations for continued surveillance. This article describes measures and progress made in Thailand with post-validation surveillanc...

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Main Authors:	Prapapan Meetham (Author), Rawadee Kumlert (Author), Deyer Gopinath (Author), Siriporn Yongchaitrakul (Author), Tanaporn Tootong (Author), Sunsanee Rojanapanus (Author), Chantana Padungtod (Author)
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Published:	BMC, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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