Hygiene
Researchers at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Target Hygiene
Published in Malaria Weekly, August 22nd, 2011
2011 AUG 22 -- Scientists discuss in "A laboratory-based surveillance system for Wuchereria bancrofti in Togo: a practical model for resource-poor settings" new findings in Hygiene. "One goal of the Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GAELF) is interruption of disease transmission through annual mass drug administration (MDA) in areas where LF prevalence is greater than 1%. After MDAs are completed, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a period of passive surveillance before final certification of LF elimination is achieved," scientists writing in the The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene report.
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Source: Malaria Weekly (2011-08-22)
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