Paper introduction: Delays in lymphatic filariasis elimination programs due to COVID-19, and possible mitigation strategies

Mathematical models are used to discuss the effects of delays and discontinuations of lymphatic filariasis control programs in the context of coronavirus infection and possible mitigation strategies.

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Delays in lymphatic filariasis elimination programmes due to COVID-19, and possible mitigation strategies

Joaquín M Prada, Wilma A Stolk, Emma L Davis, Panayiota Touloupou, Swarnali Sharma, Johanna Muñoz, Rocio M Caja Rivera, Lisa J Reimer, Edwin Michael, Sake J de Vlas, T Déirdre Hollingsworth

Published: 30 January 2021

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene