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

• Main Authors: Frank O Richards (Author), Abel Eigege (Author), Emmanuel S Miri (Author), Alphonsus Kal (Author), John Umaru (Author), Davou Pam (Author), Lindsay J Rakers (Author), Yohanna Sambo (Author), Jacob Danboyi (Author), Bako Ibrahim (Author), Solomon E Adelamo (Author), Gladys Ogah (Author), Danjuma Goshit (Author), O Kehinde Oyenekan (Author), Els Mathieu (Author), P Craig Withers (Author), Yisa A Saka (Author), Jonathan Jiya (Author), Donald R Hopkins (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: 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...