Pilot assessment of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in the context of transmission assessment surveys for lymphatic filariasis in Benin and Tonga.

• Main Authors: Brian K Chu (Author), Katherine Gass (Author), Wilfrid Batcho (Author), Malakai 'Ake (Author), Améyo M Dorkenoo (Author), Elvire Adjinacou (Author), 'Eva Mafi (Author), David G Addiss (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Mass drug administration (MDA) for lymphatic filariasis (LF) programs has delivered more than 2 billion treatments of albendazole, in combination with either ivermectin or diethylcarbamazine, to communities co-endemic for soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH), reducing the prevalence of b...