The global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis: health impact after 8 years.
<h4>Background</h4>In its first 8 years, the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) achieved an unprecedentedly rapid scale-up: >1.9 billion treatments with anti-filarial drugs (albendazole, ivermectin, and diethylcarbamazine) were provided via yearly mass drug adm...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-10-01
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| Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18841205/?tool=EBI |