Impact of six rounds of mass drug administration on Brugian filariasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections in eastern Indonesia.

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Taniawati Supali (Συγγραφέας), Yenny Djuardi (Συγγραφέας), Mark Bradley (Συγγραφέας), Rahmah Noordin (Συγγραφέας), Paul Rückert (Συγγραφέας), Peter U Fischer (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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BACKGROUND: The lymphatic filarial parasite Brugia timori occurs only in eastern Indonesia where it causes high morbidity. The absence of an animal reservoir, the inefficient transmission by Anopheles mosquitoes and the high sensitivity to DEC/albendazole treatment make this species a prime candidat...