Mass drug administration for elimination of lymphatic filariasis: Recent experiences from a district of West Bengal, India
Tropical parasitologyPublished 1 January 2013Open access
Santanu Ghosh, Seshadri Kole, Amrita Samanta
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Widespread rural urban variation in performance status, poor social mobilization activities, lack of supervised dosing, and lack of knowledge of the community about the disease and the program are the major areas of concern.
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Widespread rural urban variation in performance status, poor social mobilization activities, lack of supervised dosing, and lack of knowledge of the community about the disease and the program are the major areas of concern.
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