Using Community-Level Prevalence of Loa loa Infection to Predict the Proportion of Highly-Infected Individuals: Statistical Modelling to Support Lymphatic Filariasis and Onchocerciasis Elimination Programs.
Lymphatic Filariasis and Onchocerciasis (river blindness) constitute pressing public health issues in tropical regions. Global elimination programs, involving mass drug administration (MDA), have been launched by the World Health Organisation. Although the drugs used are generally well tolerated, in...
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Main Authors: | Daniela K Schlüter (Author), Martial L Ndeffo-Mbah (Author), Innocent Takougang (Author), Tony Ukety (Author), Samuel Wanji (Author), Alison P Galvani (Author), Peter J Diggle (Author) |
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2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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