Identification and control of an isolated, but intense focus of lymphatic filariasis on Satawal Island, Federated States of Micronesia, in 2003

Identification and control of an isolated, but intense focus of lymphatic filariasis on Satawal Island, Federated States of Micronesia, in 2003

Abstract Background There is very limited data available on the prevalence of Bancroftian filariasis in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Considerable attempts to eliminate the disease had occurred in the Pacific region by the year 2003, and the prevalence in FSM was thought to be sufficient...

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Main Authors: Moses Pretrick, Wayne Melrose, Jean-Paul Chaine, Deon Canyon, Jaime Carron, Patricia M. Graves, Richard S. Bradbury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Filariasis
Lymphatic
Wuchereria
Elephantiasis
Hydrocoele
Entomology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-017-0050-0

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