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Lymphatic filariasis in Peninsular Malaysia: a cross-sectional survey of the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of residents

Al-Abd NM 1 , Nor ZM 2 , Ahmed A 3 , Al-Adhroey AH 4 , Mansor M 5 , Kassim M 6

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 2 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 3 Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Umaru Musa Yar'adua University, Katsina, Katsina State, Nigeria. [email protected]
  • 4 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 5 Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 6 Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia. [email protected]
Parasit Vectors, 2014;7:545.
PMID: 25428558 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-014-0545-z

Abstract

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a major cause of permanent disability in many tropical and sub-tropical countries of the world. Malaysia is one of the countries in which LF is an endemic disease. Five rounds of the mass drug administration (MDA) program have been conducted in Malaysia as part of the Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) by year 2020. This study investigated the level of awareness of LF and the MDA program in a population living in an endemic area of the country.

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