Understanding the community impact of lymphatic filariasis: a review of the sociocultural literature
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is endemic in approximately 80 tropical and subtropical countries. About 120 million people are infected with the parasite and a billion are estimated to be at risk of infection. The main focus of the LF elimination programme to date has been to interrupt transmission by me...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The World Health Organization
2007-06-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of the World Health Organization |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862007000600017&lng=en&tlng=en |