Baseline drivers of lymphatic filariasis in Burkina Faso
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a parasitic disease that is endemic throughout sub-Saharan Africa, infecting approximately 40 million people. In Burkina Faso, mass drug administration (MDA) for LF with ivermectin and albendazole has been ongoing since 2001, and by 2006 all endemic health districts were...
Main Authors: | Michelle C. Stanton, David H. Molyneux, Dominique Kyelem, Roland W. Bougma, Benjamin G. Koudou, Louise A. Kelly-Hope |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2013-11-01
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Series: | Geospatial Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/63 |
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