Evidence for the interruption of transmission of lymphatic filariasis among schoolchildren in Trinidad and Tobago.

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Published in Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg on August 01, 2004

Authors

Samuel C Rawlins1, Avril Siung-Chang, Shirematee Baboolal, Dave D Chadee

Author Affiliations

1: Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC), P.O. Box 164, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. rawlinssj@wow.net

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