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Secondary Mapping of Lymphatic Filariasis in Haiti-Definition of Transmission Foci in Low-Prevalence Settings

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  • Naomi Drexler
  • Charles H Washington
  • Maribeth Lovegrove
  • Caroline Grady
  • Marie Denise Milord
  • Thomas Streit
  • Patrick Lammie

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To eliminate Lymphatic filariasis (LF) as a public health problem, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that any area with infection prevalence greater than or equal to 1% (denoted by presence of microfilaremia or antigenemia) should receive mass drug administration (MDA) of antifilarial drugs for at least five consecutive rounds. Areas of low-antigen prevalence ( 1% prevalence of the infection, working under the assumption that areas with

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  • Naomi Drexler & Charles H Washington & Maribeth Lovegrove & Caroline Grady & Marie Denise Milord & Thomas Streit & Patrick Lammie, 2012. "Secondary Mapping of Lymphatic Filariasis in Haiti-Definition of Transmission Foci in Low-Prevalence Settings," PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Public Library of Science, vol. 6(10), pages 1-10, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pntd00:0001807
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001807
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