Combining different diagnostic studies of lymphatic filariasis for risk mapping in Papua New Guinea: a predictive model from microfilaraemia and antigenaemia prevalence surveys

Combining different diagnostic studies of lymphatic filariasis for risk mapping in Papua New Guinea: a predictive model from microfilaraemia and antigenaemia prevalence surveys

Abstract Background The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis has encouraged countries to follow a set of guidelines to help them assess the need for mass drug administration and evaluate its progress. Papua New Guinea (PNG) is one of the highest priority countries in the Western Pacifi...

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Main Authors: Alvaro Berg Soto, Zhijing Xu, Peter Wood, Nelly Sanuku, Leanne J. Robinson, Christopher L. King, Daniel Tisch, Melinda Susapu, Patricia M. Graves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Lymphatic filariasis
Papua New Guinea
Prevalence
Predictive model
Diagnostic tests
Risk map
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-018-0123-8

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