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The transmission dynamics of Strongyloides stercoralis and the impact of mass drug administration. [PDF]

Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci
Collyer BS, Anderson R.
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Adolescents' Perspective Regarding a Community-Wide Mass Drug Administration Program for Soil-Transmitted Helminths in India. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg
Aruldas K, Johnson J, Saxena M, Titus A, Roll A, Ramesh RM, Walson JL, Means AR, Ajjampur SSR.   +8 more
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Time to change implementation units for mass drug administration against schistosomiasis in Uganda: Evidence from Communities levels data validation and its implication in planning. [PDF]

Parasite Epidemiol Control
Adriko M, Tinkitina B, Arinaitwe M, Tukahebwa EM, Mubangizi A, Ortega JC, Zoure H, Mwinzi PN, Kinvi B, Djirmay AG, Njenga S, Mazigo HD.   +11 more
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Mass administrations of antimalarial drugs

Trends in Parasitology, 2003
Administration of antimalarial drugs to whole populations has been used as a malaria-control measure for more than 70 years. Drugs have been administered either directly as a full therapeutic course of treatment or indirectly through the fortification of salt. Mass drug administrations (MDAs) were generally unsuccessful in interrupting transmission but,
Brian Greenwood, Lorenz von Seidlein
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Promise and Risks of Newborn Mass Drug Administration

NEJM Evidence, 2022
Global mortality among children younger than 5 years of age has decreased since 1990, yet it remains unacceptably high in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in the World Health Organization's African region.1 Infectious diseases are a leading cause of early childhood mortality, and one approach to reducing their burden in high-prevalence ...
Sagori, Mukhopadhyay, Karen M, Puopolo
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Exploring network theory for mass drug administration

Trends in Parasitology, 2013
Network theory is a well-established discipline that uses mathematical graphs to describe biological, physical, and social systems. The topologies across empirical networks display strikingly similar organizational properties. In particular, the characteristics of these networks allow computational analysis to contribute data unattainable from ...
Andreas Kontoleon, David H. Molyneux, Goylette F. Chami, David W. Dunne   +3 more
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The PacELF programme: will mass drug administration be enough?

Trends in Parasitology, 2002
The Pacific Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis is a regional, mass drug administration-based campaign in 22 countries and territories with the aim of eliminating filariasis transmission and alleviating the suffering caused by Wuchereria bancrofti.
Kazuyo Ichimori, Thomas R. Burkot
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Coverage of mass drug administration and status of mass drug administration program in Bankura district of West Bengal, India

International Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2017
Background: Government of India adopted mass drug administration (MDA) since 2004 for elimination of lymphatic filariasis (LF) by 2015 AD. MDA implementation in WB has been criticized for low coverage and Government of West Bengal (WB) emphasized directly observed therapy (DOT) (swallowing of medicines under supervision) in MDA implementation ...
Sanjay Kumar Saha, Saswati Naskar, Amiya Kumar Dwari, Dibakar Haldar, Sourav Lo, Gautam Narayan Sarkar, Daliya Biswas   +6 more
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Mass drug administration to treat lymphatic filariasis

The Lancet, 2002
Sir—Mass drug administration of one annual dose of diethylcarbamazine citrate and albendazole is currently advocated by WHO for control of lymphatic filariasis in several endemic countries, since this combination is more effective than either drug administered alone.
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