Fifteen years of programme implementation for the elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in Ghana: Impact of MDA on immunoparasitological indicators
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1 National Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana, 2 Parasitology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana, 3 FHI360, Ghana Office, Accra, Ghana, 4 Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 5 European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), Africa Office, Cape Town, South Africa, 6 University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana
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