Risk factors for lymphatic filariasis in two villages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Cédric B Chesnais,Naomi-Pitchouna Awaca-Uvon,Johnny Vlaminck,Jean-Paul Tambwe,Gary J. Weil,Sébastien D. S. Pion,Michel Boussinesq

Risk factors for lymphatic filariasis in two villages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

2019

Cédric B Chesnais
Naomi-Pitchouna Awaca-Uvon
Johnny Vlaminck
Jean-Paul Tambwe
Gary J. Weil
Sébastien D. S. Pion
Michel Boussinesq

Background Little is known regarding risk factors for lymphatic filariasis (LF) in Central Africa. To expand on what is known, we studied the epidemiology of LF in two endemic villages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Parasitology
Veterinary medicine
Tropical medicine
Democracy
Socioeconomics
Filariasis
Lymphatic filariasis
Biology
Epidemiology
Logistic regression
Levamisole
Demography
Wuchereria bancrofti
Latrine

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