Preliminary findings from a cross-sectional study on lymphatic filariasis in children, in an area of India endemic for Brugia malayi infection.

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Published in Ann Trop Med Parasitol on April 01, 2007

Authors

R K Shenoy1, T K Suma, V Kumaraswami, N Rahmah, G Dhananjayan, S Padma, G Abhilash, C Ramesh

Author Affiliations

1: Filariasis Chemotherapy Unit, T.D. Medical College Hospital, Alappuzha - 688 011, Kerala, India. drrkshenoy@gmail.com

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