Fifteen years of programme implementation for the elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in Ghana: Impact of MDA on immunoparasitological indicators

Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum; Dziedzom K. de Souza; Benjamin Marfo; Samuel Odoom; Bright Alomatu; Odame Asiedu; Abednego Yeboah; Tei E. Hervie; Ernest O. Mensah; Paul Yikpotey; Joseph B. Koroma; David Molyneux; Moses J. Bockarie; John O. Gyapong

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0005280

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Fifteen years of programme implementation for the elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in Ghana: Impact of MDA on immunoparasitological indicators

Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum ,

* E-mail: nkadbiritwum@gmail.com

Affiliation National Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana
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Dziedzom K. de Souza,

Affiliation Parasitology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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Benjamin Marfo,

Affiliation National Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana
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Samuel Odoom,

Affiliation National Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana
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Bright Alomatu,

Affiliation National Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana
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Odame Asiedu,

Affiliation National Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana
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Abednego Yeboah,

Affiliation National Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana
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Tei E. Hervie,

Affiliation National Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana
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Ernest O. Mensah,

Affiliation FHI360, Ghana Office, Accra, Ghana
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Paul Yikpotey,

Affiliation FHI360, Ghana Office, Accra, Ghana
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Joseph B. Koroma,

Affiliation FHI360, Ghana Office, Accra, Ghana
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David Molyneux,

Affiliation Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Moses J. Bockarie,

Affiliation European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), Africa Office, Cape Town, South Africa
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John O. Gyapong

Affiliation University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana
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Fifteen years of programme implementation for the elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in Ghana: Impact of MDA on immunoparasitological indicators

Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum,
Dziedzom K. de Souza,
Benjamin Marfo,
Samuel Odoom,
Bright Alomatu,
Odame Asiedu,
Abednego Yeboah,
Tei E. Hervie,
Ernest O. Mensah,
Paul Yikpotey

Published: March 23, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005280

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