Screening and evaluation of lymphatic filariasis in immigrants from endemic countries residing in a focus where it is considered eliminated in the Southern Region of Brazil: A risk of reemergence?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.08.010
Abstract: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) has been targeted by the World Health Organization for elimination by the year 2020. However, migration of infected individuals from areas where LF is endemic to areas considered non-endemic or foci for… read more here.
Keywords: filariasis; filariasis immigrants; lymphatic filariasis; screening evaluation ... See more keywords