Epidemiological and entomological evaluations after six years or more of mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis elimination in Nigeria.

• Autori principali: Frank O Richards (Autore), Abel Eigege (Autore), Emmanuel S Miri (Autore), Alphonsus Kal (Autore), John Umaru (Autore), Davou Pam (Autore), Lindsay J Rakers (Autore), Yohanna Sambo (Autore), Jacob Danboyi (Autore), Bako Ibrahim (Autore), Solomon E Adelamo (Autore), Gladys Ogah (Autore), Danjuma Goshit (Autore), O Kehinde Oyenekan (Autore), Els Mathieu (Autore), P Craig Withers (Autore), Yisa A Saka (Autore), Jonathan Jiya (Autore), Donald R Hopkins (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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The current strategy for interrupting transmission of lymphatic filariasis (LF) is annual mass drug administration (MDA), at good coverage, for 6 or more years. We describe our programmatic experience delivering the MDA combination of ivermectin and albendazole in Plateau and Nasarawa states in cent...