Lymphatic Filariasis: A Neglected Tropical Disease

ISBN-13: 9786206162711 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str.

Mohammad Azizur Rahman

Opis

This book covers six studies related to prevalence, transmission, distribution, spatial analysis and mapping of lymphatic filariasis (LF) and soil transmitted helminths (STH) infection in Jaffna and Trincomalee districts. In Sri Lanka, LF was formerly endemic and recently has been declared eliminated as a public health problem. However, transmission of LF was not studied detail in Jaffna and Trincomalee districts due to long political unrest. To assess the transmission and distribution of LF and STH in these districts, present investigations were carried out in an integrated way to accomplish cost effectiveness.

O autorze

Dr. Rahman is a public health professional with a focus in infectious diseases epidemiology, surveillance, outbreak investigation and control measures. He has been working in various countries for the last 8 years for infectious disease surveillance and outbreak response. He had a master's in Epidemiology and a PhD in Tropical Medicine.