Evaluation of traps and lures for mosquito vectors and xenomonitoring of Wuchereria bancrofti infection in a high prevalence Samoan Village

Abstract Background Elimination of lymphatic filariasis (LF) in Samoa continues to be challenging despite multiple annual mass drug campaigns aimed at stopping transmission by reducing the prevalence and density of microfilaraemia. The persistence of transmission may be partly related to the highly...

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Main Authors: Limb K Hapairai, Catherine Plichart, Take Naseri, Ualesi Silva, Lameko Tesimale, Paulo Pemita, Hervé C Bossin, Thomas R Burkot, Scott A Ritchie, Patricia M Graves, Wayne Melrose, Hayley Joseph
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-05-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0886-2