The significant scale up and success of Transmission Assessment Surveys 'TAS' for endgame surveillance of lymphatic filariasis in Bangladesh: One step closer to the elimination goal of 2020.

The significant scale up and success of Transmission Assessment Surveys 'TAS' for endgame surveillance of lymphatic filariasis in Bangladesh: One step closer to the elimination goal of 2020.

BACKGROUND:Bangladesh had one of the highest burdens of lymphatic filariasis (LF) at the start of the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) with an estimated 70 million people at risk of infection across 34 districts. In total 19 districts required mass drug administration (MDA)...

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Main Authors: A K M Shamsuzzaman, Rouseli Haq, Mohammad J Karim, Motasim B Azad, A S M Sultan Mahmood, Abul Khair, Muhammad Mujibur Rahman, Israt Hafiz, K D Ramaiah, Charles D Mackenzie, Hayley E Mableson, Louise A Kelly-Hope
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5302837?pdf=render

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