A Success Story: Togo Is Moving toward Becoming the First Sub-Saharan African Nation to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis through Mass Drug Administration and Countrywide Morbidity Alleviation
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1 Mectizan Donation Program, Decatur, Georgia, United States of America, 2 Ministère de la Sante, Lomé, Togo, 3 Faculté Mixte de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Université de Lomé, Lomé, Togo, 4 Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, 5 HDI (Health & Development International), Fjellstrand, Norway, 6 Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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