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A 16-year follow-up study on bancroftian filariasis in three communities of north-eastern Tanzania

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Pages 665-675 | Received 12 Jun 1995, Accepted 25 Jul 1995, Published online: 15 Nov 2016

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S. M. Njenga, C. N. Wamae, C. S. Mwandawiro & D. H. Molyneux. (2007) Immuno–parasitological assessment of bancroftian filariasis in a highly endemic area along the River Sabaki, in Malindi district, Kenya. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology 101:2, pages 161-172.
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D. W. Meyrowitsch, P. E. Simonsen & S. M. Magesa. (2004) A 26-year follow-up of bancroftian filariasis in two communities in north–eastern Tanzania. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology 98:2, pages 155-169.
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