No Evidence for Lymphatic Filariasis Transmission in Big Cities Affected by Conflict Related Rural-Urban Migration in Sierra Leone and Liberia
PLoS neglected tropical diseases2014Vol. 8(2), pp. e2700–e2700
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Dziedzom K. de Souza, Santigie Sesay, Marnijina G. Moore, Rashid Ansumana, Charles A. Narh, Karsor Kollie, Maria P. Rebollo, Benjamin G. Koudou, Joseph B. Koroma, Fatorma K. Bolay, Daniel A. Boakye, Moses J. Bockarie
Abstract
We found no evidence for active transmission of LF in cities, where internally displaced persons from rural areas lived for many years during the more than 10 years conflict in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
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