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The Impact of Mass Drug Administration on Lymphatic Filariasis

Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2022
Mass drug administration (MDA) has made a significant impact on the control of lymphatic filariasis (LF) since the establishment of the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis. However, its implementation is associated with several challenges,
Isaac Frimpong Aboagye, Yvonne Abena Afadua Addison   +1 more
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Mass Drug Administration: Contextual Factor Considerations. [PDF]

Am J Trop Med Hyg
ABSTRACT. In designing mass drug administration (MDA) campaigns, it is imperative to consider contextual factors that affect uptake of the intervention, including acceptability, cost, feasibility, and health system considerations, to ensure optimal coverage.
Schneider ZD, Busbee AL, Boily MC, Shah MP, Hwang J, Lindblade KA, Gutman JR.   +6 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Will mass drug administration eliminate lymphatic filariasis? Evidence from northern coastal Tanzania [PDF]

, 2012
Copyright @ 2012 The Authors. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and 85 reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source
Giles, Malecela, Malecela, McCarthy, MELISSA PARKER, Mohammed, Parker, Renne, TIM ALLEN, White   +9 more
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The safety of double- and triple-drug community mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis: A multicenter, open-label, cluster-randomized study [PDF]

, 2019
BackgroundThe Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) provides antifilarial medications to hundreds of millions of people annually to treat filarial infections and prevent elephantiasis.
Bogus, Joshua, DOLF IDA Safety Study Group,, et al.,, Fischer, Peter U, Goss, Charles W, O\u27Brian, K., Schechtman, Kenneth B, Weil, Gary J   +7 more
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Awareness of and participation in mass drug administration programs used for onchocerciasis control in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District, Ghana

Global Health Research and Policy, 2023
Background Studies on Mass drug administration (MDA) in Ghana targeting various diseases, have mostly focused on factors that affect coverage and compliance to MDA with limited focus on evidence regarding awareness and community perception of the program.
Francis Adjei Osei, Sam Kofi Tekyi Newton, Isaac Nyanor, Eugene Osei-Yeboah, Evans Xorse Amuzu, Nicholas Karikari Mensah, Obed Ofori Nyarko, Ernest Amanor, Samuel Frimpong Odoom, Suraj Yawnumah Abubakar, Mathias Dongyele, Aliyu Mohammed, Ofeibea Asare, Stephanie Boadi, Peter Furu, Dan Wolf Meyrowitsch, Ellis Owusu-Dabo   +16 more
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Effectiveness of Two Rounds of Mass Drug Administration Using DEC Combined with Albendazole on the Prevalence of Brugia Malayi [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Filariasis mass drug administration carried out for 5 consecutive years aims to reduce the prevalence rate of < 1%. Evaluation of treatment needs to be done, one of them with a finger blood survey.
Oktarina, R. (Reni), Santoso, S. (Santoso), Wurisastuti, T. (Tri), Yenni, A. (Aprioza)   +3 more
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Reduced efficacy of praziquantel against Schistosoma mansoniis associated with multiple rounds of mass drug administration [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Mass drug administration (MDA) with praziquantel is the cornerstone of schistosomiasis control in sub-Saharan Africa. The effectiveness of this strategy is dependent on the continued high efficacy of praziquantel; however, drug efficacy is ...
Cotton, James A., Crellen, Thomas, Kabatereine, Narcis B., Lamberton, Poppy H.L., Tukahebwa, Edridah M., Walker, Martin, Webster, Joanne P.   +6 more
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Modelling strategies to break transmission of lymphatic filariasis - aggregation, adherence and vector competence greatly alter elimination

Parasites & Vectors, 2015
Background With ambitious targets to eliminate lymphatic filariasis over the coming years, there is a need to identify optimal strategies to achieve them in areas with different baseline prevalence and stages of control.
M. A. Irvine, L. J. Reimer, S. M. Njenga, S. Gunawardena, L. Kelly-Hope, M. Bockarie, T. D. Hollingsworth   +6 more
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Directly observed treatment increases drug compliance in lymphatic filariasis mass drug administration

Universa Medicina, 2016
Backgroud. Mass drug administration (MDA) has been one of the strategies for lymphatic filariasis elimination. Since the start of implementation in 2011 in Pekalongan, no study on MDA acceptability has yet been done.
Tutik Ida Rosanti, Sugeng Juwono Mardihusodo, Wayan T. Artama   +2 more
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Cost and community acceptability of enhanced antibiotic distribution approaches for trachoma in the Republic of South Sudan: enhancing the A in SAFE (ETAS) study protocol

BMC Ophthalmology, 2023
Background The World Health Organization targeted trachoma for global elimination as a public health problem by 2030. Reaching elimination thresholds by the year 2030 in the Republic of South Sudan will be a considerable challenge, as the country ...
Angelia M. Sanders, Samuel Makoy, Andrew R. Deathe, Stephen Ohidor, Timothy C. Jesudason, Andrew W. Nute, Patrick Odongi, Lochebe Boniface, Stella Abuba, Alexis S. Delahaut, Wilson Sebit, James Niquette, E. Kelly Callahan, Damian G. Walker, Scott D. Nash   +14 more
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