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Eliminating lymphatic filariasis: a view from the field by Streit, Thomas, Lafontant, Jack Guy

“…Among infections closely associated with poverty, lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a study in contrasts. It is both a consequence of and a contributor to poverty…”
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Translating Research into Reality: Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis from Haiti by Lammie, Patrick J, Eberhard, Mark L, Addiss, David G, Won, Kimberly Y, Beau de Rochars, Madsen, Direny, Abdel N, Milord, Marie Denise, Lafontant, Jack Guy, Streit, Thomas G

“…Research provides the essential foundation of disease elimination programs, including the global program to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (GPELF). The…”
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Eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis by Streit, Thomas, Lafontant, Jack Guy

“…Among infections closely associated with poverty, lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a study in contrasts. It is both a consequence of and a contributor to poverty…”
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Haiti: absence of dengue hemorrhagic fever despite hyperendemic dengue virus transmission by Halstead, S B, Streit, T G, Lafontant, J G, Putvatana, R, Russell, K, Sun, W, Kanesa-Thasan, N, Hayes, C G, Watts, D M

“…In 1994-1996, 185 strains of dengue (DEN) virus types 1, 2, and 4 were recovered from febrile United States and other United Nations military personnel in…”
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Community-wide reduction in prevalence and intensity of intestinal helminths as a collateral benefit of lymphatic filariasis elimination programs by De Rochars, Madsen Beau, Direny, Abdel N, Roberts, Jacquelin M, Addiss, David G, Radday, Jeanne, Beach, Michael J, Streit, Thomas G, Dardith, Desire, Lafontant, Jack Guy, Lammie, Patrick J

“…Annual mass treatment with antifilarial drugs is the cornerstone of the global program to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF). Although the primary goal of the…”
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Ti Foyer (Hearth) Community-Based Nutrition Activities Informed by the Positive Deviance Approach in Leogane, Haiti: A Programmatic Description by Bolles, Kathryn, Speraw, Catherine, Berggren, Gretchen, Lafontant, Jack Guy

“…This paper details the steps to design and implement a positive deviance-informed, “Hearth” approach for the nutritional rehabilitation of malnourished…”
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Ti Foyer (Hearth) Community-Based Nutrition Activities Informed by the Positive Deviance Approach in Leogane, Haiti: A Programmatic Description by Bolles, Kathryn, Speraw, Catherine, Berggren, Gretchen, Lafontant, Jack Guy

“…This paper details the steps to design and implement a positive deviance-informed, “Hearth” approach for the nutritional rehabilitation of malnourished…”
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A community-based trial for the control of lymphatic filariasis and iodine deficiency using salt fortified with diethylcarbamazine and iodine by Freeman, A R, Lammie, P J, Houston, R, LaPointe, M D, Streit, T G, Jooste, P L, Brissau, J M, Lafontant, J G, Addiss, D G

“…To evaluate the effectiveness of salt fortified with diethylcarbamazine (DEC) and iodine for elimination of Bancroftian filariasis and iodine deficiency, all…”
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