Occurrence of Lymphatic Filariasis infection after 15 years of mass drug administration in two hotspot districts in the Upper East Region of Ghana.

Occurrence of Lymphatic Filariasis infection after 15 years of mass drug administration in two hotspot districts in the Upper East Region of Ghana.

<h4>Background</h4>Lymphatic filariasis (LF) causes chronic morbidity, which usually manifests as lymphedema or hydrocele. Mass drug administration (MDA) began in Kassena Nankana East Municipal (KNEM) and Nabdam, two hotspot districts in the Upper East Region in Ghana, in 2000 and 2005,...

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Main Authors: Derrick Adu Mensah, Linda Batsa Debrah, Peter Akosah Gyamfi, Abu Abudu Rahamani, Vera Serwaa Opoku, John Boateng, Prince Obeng, Jubin Osei-Mensah, Inge Kroidl, Ute Klarmann-Schulz, Achim Hoerauf, Alexander Yaw Debrah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-08-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010129

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010129

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