Impact of annual and semi-annual mass drug administration for Lymphatic Filariasis and Onchocerciasis on Hookworm Infection in Côte d'Ivoire.

• Main Authors: Agodio Loukouri (Author), Aboulaye Méité (Author), Benjamin G Koudou (Author), Charles W Goss (Author), Daphne Lew (Author), Gary J Weil (Author), Eliezer K N'Goran (Author), Peter U Fischer (Author)
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• Udgivet: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Mass Drug Administration (MDA) programs to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) in western Africa use the anthelminthics ivermectin plus albendazole. These drugs have the potential to impact also Soil-Transmitted Helminth (STH) infections, since the drugs have a broad range of anthelminthic activity....