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SUBMITTER: De-Jian S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4177192 | biostudies-other | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
De-Jian Sun S Xu-Li Deng D Ji-Hui Duan D
Infectious diseases of poverty 20131202 1
China used to be one of the most heavily endemic countries for lymphatic filariasis (LF) in the world. There were 864 endemic counties/cities in 16 provinces/autonomous regions/municipalities (P/A/M) with a total population of 330 million at risk of infection. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the Chinese Government has designated the control of the disease to be a top priority. Due to decades of sustained efforts, close cooperation related to LF control among governm ...[more]