Impact of mass drug administration for elimination of lymphatic filariasis in Nepal

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a neglected tropical disease transmitted by mosquitoes. Nepal has implemented a national effort to eliminate LF by 2020 through mass drug administration (MDA) using diethylcarbamazine (DEC) and albendazole (ALB). We assessed the impact of MDAs on LF in selected districts...

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Published in:	PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 11; no. 7; p. e0005788
Main Authors:	Ojha, Chet Raj, Joshi, Basant, Kc, Khagendra Prakash, Dumre, Shyam Prakash, Yogi, Keshav Kumar, Bhatta, Bandana, Adhikari, Tulasi, Crowley, Kathryn, Marasini, Babu Ram
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 19-07-2017 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Albendazole Albendazole - administration & dosage Analysis Antigens Aquatic insects Baseline studies Biology and Life Sciences Care and treatment Child Compliance Consultation Diethylcarbamazine - administration & dosage Disease control Disease transmission Disease Transmission, Infectious - prevention & control Drug Therapy - methods Drug Utilization Drugs Elephantiasis, Filarial - drug therapy Elephantiasis, Filarial - epidemiology Elephantiasis, Filarial - prevention & control Elephantiasis, Filarial - transmission Epidemiology Evaluation Female Filariasis Filaricides - administration & dosage Funding Health Services Research Humans Hydrocele Lymphedema Male Management Mapping Medicine and Health Sciences Mosquitoes Nepal - epidemiology Organizations People and Places Polls & surveys Public health Social Sciences Software Studies Supervision Surveying Surveys Surveys and Questionnaires Transmission Treatment Outcome Tropical climate Tropical diseases Vector-borne diseases Nepal
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