title: Elimination of diurnally subperiodic lymphatic filariasis in remote islands of the Bay of Bengal, inhabited by the Nicobarese: do we have the strategy to complete the job?
authors.affiliation: Regional Medical Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Field Unit, Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India, Perka Village, Car Nicobar 744 301, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India. Electronic address: sunish67@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: I P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Sunish
authors.affiliation: Regional Medical Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India, Post Bag No.13, Port Blair 744 101, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India. Electronic address: shriraman@icmr.org.in.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Shriram
authors.affiliation: Regional Medical Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India, Post Bag No.13, Port Blair 744 101, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India. Electronic address: arunsivan86@gmail.com.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sivan
authors.affiliation: Regional Medical Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Field Unit, Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India, Kamorta, Nancowry Tehsil Nancowrie 744 303, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India. Electronic address: premkumarvbd@gmail.com.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: PremKumar
authors.affiliation: Regional Medical Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Field Unit, Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India, Perka Village, Car Nicobar 744 301, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India. Electronic address: khanscyclone@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Z A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Regional Medical Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India, Post Bag No.13, Port Blair 744 101, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India. Electronic address: vidhya.p.vidhu@gmail.com.
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Vidhya
authors.affiliation: Directorate of Health Services, Andaman and Nicobar Administration, Port Blair 744 102, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India. Electronic address: deamitabha1@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Amitabha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De
authors.affiliation: Regional Medical Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt of India, Post Bag No.13, Port Blair 744 101, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India. Electronic address: pblicmr@sancharnet.in.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vijayachari
mesh_terms: D061006:Bays; D060740:Disease Eradication / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004605:Elephantiasis, Filarial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D062312:Islands; D044382:Population Groups; D015397:Program Evaluation