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The wider societal benefits of surgical interventions for lymphatic filariasis morbidity management and disability prevention

Sarah Martindale ,

* E-mail: sarah.martindale@lstmed.ac.uk (SM); L.Kelly-Hope@Liverpool.ac.uk (LAK-H)

Affiliation Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1675-0204

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John Chiphwanya,

Affiliation Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi
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Dorothy Emmie Matipula,

Affiliation Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi
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Paul Ndhlovu,

Affiliation Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi
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Hannah Betts,

Affiliation Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3967-9626

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Louise A. Kelly-Hope

* E-mail: sarah.martindale@lstmed.ac.uk (SM); L.Kelly-Hope@Liverpool.ac.uk (LAK-H)

Affiliation Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3330-7629

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The wider societal benefits of surgical interventions for lymphatic filariasis morbidity management and disability prevention

Sarah Martindale,
John Chiphwanya,
Dorothy Emmie Matipula,
Paul Ndhlovu,
Hannah Betts,
Louise A. Kelly-Hope

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Published: September 16, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009701

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