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First evidence of lymphatic filariasis transmission interruption in Cameroon: Progress towards elimination.

Hugues C Nana-DjeungaMagellan TchouakuiGuy R NjitchouangJules B Tchatchueng-MbouguaPhilippe NwaneAndré DomcheJean BopdaStève Mbickmen-TchanaJulie AkameAnn TariniEmilienne EpéeBenjamin D BiholongYaobi ZhangJean J TougoueAchille KaboreFlobert NjiokouJoseph Kamgno
Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2017)
The positive CFA cases were below WHO defined critical cut-off thresholds for stopping treatment and suggest that transmission can no longer be sustained. Post-MDA surveillance activities should be organized to evaluate whether recrudescence can occur.
Keyphrases
  • public health
  • lymph node
  • cell proliferation
  • cell death