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

• Main Authors: Chet Raj Ojha (Author), Basant Joshi (Author), Khagendra Prakash Kc (Author), Shyam Prakash Dumre (Author), Keshav Kumar Yogi (Author), Bandana Bhatta (Author), Tulasi Adhikari (Author), Kathryn Crowley (Author), Babu Ram Marasini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...