Lymphatic filariasis patient identification in a large urban area of Tanzania: An application of a community-led mHealth system.

• Main Authors: Upendo Mwingira (Author), Maria Chikawe (Author), Wilfred Lazarus Mandara (Author), Hayley E Mableson (Author), Cecilia Uisso (Author), Irene Mremi (Author), Alpha Malishee (Author), Mwele Malecela (Author), Charles D Mackenzie (Author), Louise A Kelly-Hope (Author), Michelle C Stanton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is best known for the disabling and disfiguring clinical conditions that infected patients can develop; providing care for these individuals is a major goal of the Global Programme to Eliminate LF. Methods of locating these patients, knowing their true number and...