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Progress and impact of 13 years of the global programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis on reducing the burden of filarial disease by Ramaiah, K D, Ottesen, Eric A

“…A Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis was launched in 2000, with mass drug administration (MDA) as the core strategy of the programme. After…”
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Managing Lymphedema Induced by Lymphatic Filariasis: Implementing and Improving Care at the Individual and Programmatic Levels by Mackenzie, Charles D, Kapa, D Ramaiah, Krishnasastry, Suma, Douglass, Jan, Hoerauf, Achim, Ottesen, Eric A

“…Providing and improving the care of patients suffering from lymphedema remains an essential goal for the clinical management of populations affected by…”
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The global burden of disease study 2013: What does it mean for the NTDs? by Herricks, Jennifer R, Hotez, Peter J, Wanga, Valentine, Coffeng, Luc E, Haagsma, Juanita A, Basáñez, María-Gloria, Buckle, Geoffrey, Budke, Christine M, Carabin, Hélène, Fèvre, Eric M, Fürst, Thomas, Halasa, Yara A, King, Charles H, Murdoch, Michele E, Ramaiah, Kapa D, Shepard, Donald S, Stolk, Wilma A, Undurraga, Eduardo A, Stanaway, Jeffrey D, Naghavi, Mohsen, Murray, Christopher J L

“…[...]other major trends noted in GBD 2013 include a 71% reduction in the number of cases of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) infection. Because such cases…”
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Progress and impact of 20 years of a lymphatic filariasis elimination programme in South-East Asia by Kapa, D Ramaiah, Mohamed, Ahmed Jamsheed

“…Abstract Background The South-East Asia regional programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) was launched in 2000. This study presents the progress and…”
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Population migration: implications for lymphatic filariasis elimination programmes by Ramaiah, K D

“…Human population migration is a common phenomenon in developing countries. Four categories of migration-endemic to nonendemic areas, rural to urban areas,…”
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Diagnostics to support elimination of lymphatic filariasis-Development of two target product profiles by Won, Kimberly Y, Gass, Katherine, Biamonte, Marco, Dagne, Daniel Argaw, Ducker, Camilla, Hanna, Christopher, Hoerauf, Achim, Lammie, Patrick J, Njenga, Sammy M, Noordin, Rahmah, Ramaiah, Kapa D, Ramzy, Reda, Scholte, Ronaldo G Carvalho, Solomon, Anthony W, Souza, Ashley A, Tappero, Jordan, Toubali, Emily, Weil, Gary J, Williams, Steven A, King, Jonathan D

“…As lymphatic filariasis (LF) programs move closer to established targets for validation elimination of LF as a public health problem, diagnostic tools capable…”
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Elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem from the Cook Islands by Ave, Charlie, Kapa, D Ramaiah, Ottesen, Eric

“…The Cook Islands has a long history of high-endemicity lymphatic filariasis (LF) transmitted by vector mosquitoes. Though the infection prevalence had declined…”
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Elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem from Tonga by Ofanoa, Reynold, Ofa, Tukia, Padmasiri, E A, Kapa, D Ramaiah

“…Tonga was highly endemic for lymphatic filariasis (LF) caused by diurnally sub-periodic i transmitted by vector species. LF prevalence declined very…”
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How Thailand eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem by Rojanapanus, Sunsanee, Toothong, Tanaporn, Boondej, Patcharida, Thammapalo, Suwich, Khuanyoung, Naraporn, Santabutr, Weena, Prempree, Preecha, Gopinath, Deyer, Ramaiah, Kapa D

“…Lymphatic filariasis is endemic in nine of the eleven Member States of the World Health Organization South East Asia Region. This article describes the…”
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The significant scale up and success of Transmission Assessment Surveys 'TAS' for endgame surveillance of lymphatic filariasis in Bangladesh: One step closer to the elimination goal of 2020 by Shamsuzzaman, A K M, Haq, Rouseli, Karim, Mohammad J, Azad, Motasim B, Mahmood, A S M Sultan, Khair, Abul, Rahman, Muhammad Mujibur, Hafiz, Israt, Ramaiah, K D, Mackenzie, Charles D, Mableson, Hayley E, Kelly-Hope, Louise A

“…Bangladesh had one of the highest burdens of lymphatic filariasis (LF) at the start of the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) with an…”
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Surveillance of lymphatic filariasis after stopping ten years of mass drug administration in rural communities in south India by Ramaiah, K.D., Vanamail, P.

“…Background While various studies provided insight into the impact of mass drug administration (MDA), information on the dynamics of the post-MDA threshold…”
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The global burden of disease study 2010: interpretation and implications for the neglected tropical diseases by Hotez, Peter J, Alvarado, Miriam, Basáñez, María-Gloria, Bolliger, Ian, Bourne, Rupert, Boussinesq, Michel, Brooker, Simon J, Brown, Ami Shah, Buckle, Geoffrey, Budke, Christine M, Carabin, Hélène, Coffeng, Luc E, Fèvre, Eric M, Fürst, Thomas, Halasa, Yara A, Jasrasaria, Rashmi, Johns, Nicole E, Keiser, Jennifer, King, Charles H, Lozano, Rafael, Murdoch, Michele E, O'Hanlon, Simon, Pion, Sébastien D S, Pullan, Rachel L, Ramaiah, Kapa D, Roberts, Thomas, Shepard, Donald S, Smith, Jennifer L, Stolk, Wilma A, Undurraga, Eduardo A, Utzinger, Jürg, Wang, Mengru, Murray, Christopher J L, Naghavi, Mohsen

“…  Furthermore, DALYs measure only direct health loss and, for example, do not consider the economic impact of the NTDs that results from detrimental effects on…”
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Determinants of Success in National Programs to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis: A Perspective Identifying Essential Elements and Research Needs by Kyelem, Dominique, Biswas, Gautam, Bockarie, Moses J, Bradley, Mark H, El-Setouhy, Maged, Fischer, Peter U, Henderson, Ralph H, Kazura, James W, Lammie, Patrick J, Njenga, Sammy M, Ottesen, Eric A, Ramaiah, Kapa D, Richards, Frank O, Weil, Gary J, Williams, Steven A

“…The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) was launched in 2000. To understand why some national programs have been more successful than…”
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How elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem in the Kingdom of Cambodia was achieved by Khieu, Virak, Or, Vandine, Tep, Chhakda, Odermatt, Peter, Tsuyuoka, Reiko, Char, Meng Chuor, Brady, Molly A, Sidwell, Joshua, Yajima, Aya, Huy, Rekol, Ramaiah, Kapa D, Muth, Sinuon

“…Endemicity of lymphatic filariasis (LF) in Cambodia was proven in 1956 when microfilariae were detected in mosquitos in the Kratié province. In 2001, an…”
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Correction to: How Thailand eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem by Rojanapanus, Sunsanee, Toothong, Tanaporn, Boondej, Patcharida, Thammapalo, Suwich, Khuanyoung, Naraporn, Santabutr, Weena, Prempree, Preecha, Gopinath, Deyer, Ramaiah, Kapa D

“…After publication of this article [1], it was brought to our attention that figure 2 did not display correctly. The correct figure 2 is as below…”
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Bis(3,5-diiodo-2,4,6-trihydroxyphenyl)squaraine: A novel candidate in photodynamic therapy for skin cancer models in vivo by Gayathri Devi, D., Cibin, T.R., Ramaiah, D., Abraham, Annie

“…Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is based on the light-induced activation of a photosensitizer generating highly reactive oxygen species that induce tissue…”
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ASRM müllerian anomalies classification 2021 by Pfeifer, Samantha M., Attaran, Marjan, Goldstein, Jessica, Lindheim, Steven R., Petrozza, John C., Rackow, Beth W., Siegelman, Evan, Troiano, Robert, Winter, Thomas, Zuckerman, Andrea, Ramaiah, Sarah D.

“…There are many proposed classification systems for müllerian anomalies. The American Fertility Society (AFS) Classification from 1988 has been the most…”
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Replies to Queries in Gynecologic Oncology by Bard, Bing and the Google Assistant by Pavlik, Edward J., Ramaiah, Dharani D., Rives, Taylor A., Swiecki-Sikora, Allison L., Land, Jamie M.

“…When women receive a diagnosis of a gynecologic malignancy, they can have questions about their diagnosis or treatment that can result in voice queries to…”
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Effect of annual mass administration of diethylcarbamazine and albendazole on bancroftian filariasis in five villages in south India by Ramaiah, K.D., Vanamail, P., Yuvaraj, J., Das, P.K.

“…Annual mass drug administration (MDA) is the recommended strategy for lymphatic filariasis (LF) elimination. We assessed the effect of six rounds of mass…”
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Simulation training for embryo transfer: findings from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Embryo Transfer Certificate Course by Ramaiah, Sarah D., Ray, Keith A., Reindollar, Richard H.

“…To assess the value of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Embryo Transfer Certificate Course in confidence and skill building for performing a live…”
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