title: Success against lymphatic filariasis.
abstract: A campaign against lymphatic filariasis began in China's Shandong Province during 1956. Epidemiological surveillance since 1984 indicates that the transmission of infection has been interrupted. The factors accounting for this are discussed and the continuing challenges presented by the disease are outlined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical School, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Van der Ploeg
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Habbema
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003256:Community Participation; D004605:Elephantiasis, Filarial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006285:Health Planning; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti