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Brazil was certified by the World Health Organization for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis: what now? [PDF]

Parasites & Vectors
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a debilitating and stigmatizing disease. In Brazil, the disease has been the target of control and elimination strategies for more than 25 years. Recently, the country received the certificate of elimination of LF as a public
Eduardo Brandão, Paula Oliveira, Maria Almerice Lopes da Silva, Abraham Rocha   +3 more
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The roadmap towards elimination of lymphatic filariasis by 2030: insights from quantitative and mathematical modelling [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Gates Open Research, 2019
The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis was launched in 2000 to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) as a public health problem by 1) interrupting transmission through mass drug administration (MDA) and 2) offering basic care to those ...
NTD Modelling Consortium Lymphatic Filariasis Group
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Xenomonitoring as an epidemiological tool supporting post-stop surveillance of albendazole-ivermectin mass drug distribution in the Bougouni-Yanfolila evaluation unit, Sikasso, Mali, in 2023 [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Introduction Mali and Guinea share a border and are both endemic for lymphatic filariasis (LF). However, their progress towards eliminating this disease varies.
Lamine Soumaoro, Housseini Dolo, Yaya Ibrahim Coulibaly, Siaka Yamoussa Coulibaly, Salif Seriba Doumbia, Moussa Sangaré, Abdallah Amadou Diallo, Abdoul Fatah Diabaté, Michel Emmanuel Coulibaly, Ibrahima Dolo, Massitan Dembélé, Alpha Seydou Yaro, Thomas Nutman   +12 more
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A review of factors that influence individual compliance with mass drug administration for elimination of lymphatic filariasis. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: The success of programs to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) depends in large part on their ability to achieve and sustain high levels of compliance with mass drug administration (MDA). This paper reports results from a comprehensive review
Fischer, Peter U, Krentel, Alison, Weil, Gary J   +2 more
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Lymphatic filariasis in Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Parasitology Research, 2021
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is an important neglected parasitic disease according to the World Health Organization. In this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of human LF in Asia using a systematic review and meta-analysis approach.
Negar Bizhani, Saeideh Hashemi Hafshejani, N. Mohammadi, M. Rezaei, M. Rokni   +4 more
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Lymphatic Filariasis: A Systematic Review on Morbidity and Its Repercussions in Countries in the Americas

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
The Global Program to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) is a program that aims to eliminate lymphatic filariasis by 2030. The GPELF strategy is based on interrupting transmission using mass drug administration (MDA) and, in parallel, managing ...
Z. Medeiros, A. V. B. Vieira, A. Xavier, G. Bezerra, M. D. F. Lopes, C. Bonfim, A. Aguiar-Santos   +6 more
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Human filariasis—contributions of the Litomosoides sigmodontis and Acanthocheilonema viteae animal model

Parasitology Research, 2021
Filariae are vector-borne parasitic nematodes that are endemic worldwide, in tropical and subtropical regions. Important human filariae spp. include Onchocerca volvulus, Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia spp., and Loa loa and Mansonella spp.
Frederic Risch, M. Ritter, A. Hoerauf, M. Hübner   +3 more
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Successful management of poisoning with ivermectin (Mectizan) in the Obala health district (Centre Region, Cameroon): a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023
Background Ivermectin (Mectizan) is an anthelmintic drug that plays a major role in the fight against two major filarial diseases, onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis.
Cyrille Donfo-Azafack, Hugues C. Nana-Djeunga, Guy Wafeu-Sadeu, Raïssa Dongmo-Yemele, Joseph Kamgno   +4 more
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India can consider integration of three eliminable disease control programmes on malaria, lymphatic filariasis, and visceral leishmaniasis

PLoS Pathogens, 2021
Disease-specific programmes (also called vertical, stand-alone, categorical, or free-standing) are directed, supervised and executed via single vehicle using dedicated health workers.
M. Rahi, Rini Chaturvedi, P. Das, Amit Sharma   +3 more
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High infection rates for onchocerciasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in children under five not receiving preventive chemotherapy: a bottleneck to elimination

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2022
Background The current mainstay for control/elimination of onchocerciasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) relies on ivermectin- and mebendazole/albendazole-based preventive chemotherapies.
Hugues C. Nana-Djeunga, Linda Djune-Yemeli, André Domche, Cyrille Donfo-Azafack, Arnauld Efon-Ekangouo, Cédric Lenou-Nanga, Narcisse Nzune-Toche, Yves Aubin Balog, Jean Gabin Bopda, Stève Mbickmen-Tchana, Velavan P. Thirumalaisamy, Véronique Penlap-Beng, Francine Ntoumi, Joseph Kamgno   +13 more
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