Effectiveness of community-based burden estimation to achieve elimination of lymphatic filariasis: a comparative cross-sectional investigation in côte d’ivoire

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  • who: Hope Simpson and colleagues from the underwent a, day training programme on the diagnosis and management of lymphoedema and hydrocoele led by specialist and experienced dermatologists from the University Hospital of Treichville in Abidjan and by the head of the MMDP unit from the NTDPThe training included didactic material on the identification of different causes of limb swellings (including pregnancy, injury, congenital lymphedema, insect bites, allergies, and other infectious diseases) and scrotal swellings (such as hernia, congenital hydrocele, varicocele, scrotal lymphedema, tumour and haematocele). There were patient demonstrations of diagnosis of scrotal swellings and of lymphoedema . . .

     

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