How much will it cost to eradicate lymphatic filariasis? An analysis of the financial and economic costs of intensified efforts against lymphatic filariasis.
Lymphatic filariasis (LF), a neglected tropical disease (NTD) preventable through mass drug administration (MDA), is one of six diseases deemed possibly eradicable. Previously we developed one LF elimination scenario, which assumes MDA scale-up to continue in all countries that have previously under...
Main Authors: | Randee J Kastner, Elisa Sicuri, Christopher M Stone, Gabriel Matwale, Ambrose Onapa, Fabrizio Tediosi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-09-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5630187?pdf=render |
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