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Shrinking the Lymphatic Filariasis Map of Ethiopia: Reassessing the Population at Risk through Natio...

Shrinking the Lymphatic Filariasis Map of Ethiopia: Reassessing the Population at Risk through Natio...

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Shrinking the Lymphatic Filariasis Map of Ethiopia: Reassessing the Population at Risk through Nationwide Mapping

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Shrinking the Lymphatic Filariasis Map of Ethiopia: Reassessing the Population at Risk through Nationwide Mapping

Publisher

United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2015-11, Vol.9 (11), p.e0004172-e0004172

Language

English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Scope and Contents

Contents

Mapping of lymphatic filariasis (LF) is essential for the delineation of endemic implementation units and determining the population at risk that will be targeted for mass drug administration (MDA). Prior to the current study, only 116 of the 832 woredas (districts) in Ethiopia had been mapped for LF. The aim of this study was to perform a nationwi...

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Full title

Shrinking the Lymphatic Filariasis Map of Ethiopia: Reassessing the Population at Risk through Nationwide Mapping

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1749630486

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1749630486

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ISSN

1935-2735,1935-2727

E-ISSN

1935-2735

DOI

10.1371/journal.pntd.0004172

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