Elimination of lymphatic filariasis in Loa loa areas

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¹ Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Av Appia 20CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland. Electronic address: montresora@who.int.
² Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Av Appia 20CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland.

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Antonio Montresor et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017 Jul.

. 2017 Jul;17(7):683-684.

doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30163-9. Epub 2017 Mar 31.

¹ Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Av Appia 20CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland. Electronic address: montresora@who.int.
² Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Av Appia 20CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland.

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Effect of 3 years of biannual mass drug administration with albendazole on lymphatic filariasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections: a community-based study in Republic of the Congo.
Pion SDS, Chesnais CB, Weil GJ, Fischer PU, Missamou F, Boussinesq M. Pion SDS, et al. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017 Jul;17(7):763-769. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(17)30175-5. Epub 2017 Mar 31. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017. PMID: 28372977

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