Lymphatic filariasis elimination in the Dominican Republic: History, progress, and remaining steps.
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a mosquito-transmitted parasitic disease that is a leading cause of disability globally. The island of Hispaniola, which the Dominican Republic shares with Haiti, accounts for approximately 90% of LF cases in the Americas region. In 1998, the Dominican Ministry of Public...
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Autores principales: | Manuel Gonzales, Gregory S Noland, Eileen F Mariano, Stephen Blount |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021
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