Transmission assessment surveys (TAS) to define endpoints for lymphatic filariasis mass drug administration: a multicenter evaluation.

• Hlavní autoři: Brian K Chu (Autor), Michael Deming (Autor), Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum (Autor), Windtaré R Bougma (Autor), Améyo M Dorkenoo (Autor), Maged El-Setouhy (Autor), Peter U Fischer (Autor), Katherine Gass (Autor), Manuel Gonzalez de Peña (Autor), Leda Mercado-Hernandez (Autor), Dominique Kyelem (Autor), Patrick J Lammie (Autor), Rebecca M Flueckiger (Autor), Upendo J Mwingira (Autor), Rahmah Noordin (Autor), Irene Offei Owusu (Autor), Eric A Ottesen (Autor), Alexandre Pavluck (Autor), Nils Pilotte (Autor), Ramakrishna U Rao (Autor), Dilhani Samarasekera (Autor), Mark A Schmaedick (Autor), Sunil Settinayake (Autor), Paul E Simonsen (Autor), Taniawati Supali (Autor), Fasihah Taleo (Autor), Melissa Torres (Autor), Gary J Weil (Autor), Kimberly Y Won (Autor)
• Médium: Kniha
• Vydáno: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Témata: article
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BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is targeted for global elimination through treatment of entire at-risk populations with repeated annual mass drug administration (MDA). Essential for program success is defining and confirming the appropriate endpoint for MDA when transmission is presumed to hav...