Lymphatic filariasis elimination in the Dominican Republic: History, progress, and remaining steps.

• Päätekijät: Manuel Gonzales (Tekijä), Gregory S Noland (Tekijä), Eileen F Mariano (Tekijä), Stephen Blount (Tekijä)
• Aineistotyyppi: Kirja
• Julkaistu: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Aiheet: article
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Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a mosquito-transmitted parasitic disease that is a leading cause of disability globally. The island of Hispaniola, which the Dominican Republic shares with Haiti, accounts for approximately 90% of LF cases in the Americas region. In 1998, the Dominican Ministry of Public...