A practical approach for scaling up the alternative strategy for the elimination of lymphatic filariasis in Loa loa endemic countries - developing an action plan

• Main Authors: Louise A. Kelly-Hope (Author), Michelle C. Stanton (Author), Honorat G. M. Zouré (Author), Boniface E. Kinvi (Author), Alexei Mikhailov (Author), Afework Tekle (Author), Jonathan D. King (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a vector-borne parasitic disease that is being targeted for elimination through mass drug administration (MDA). The co-distribution of Loa loa in Central Africa poses a significant barrier to the expansion of the MDA due to risk of severe adverse even...