Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets Are Synergistic with Mass Drug Administration for Interruption of Lymphatic Filariasis Transmission in Nigeria

Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets Are Synergistic with Mass Drug Administration for Interruption of Lymphatic Filariasis Transmission in Nigeria

In central Nigeria Anopheles mosquitoes transmit malaria and lymphatic filariasis (LF). The strategy used for interrupting LF transmission in this area is annual mass drug administration (MDA) with albendazole and ivermectin, but after 8 years of MDA, entomological evaluations in sentinel villages s...

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Main Authors: Eigege, Abel, Kal, Alphonsus, Miri, Emmanuel, Sallau, Adamu, Umaru, John, Mafuyai, Hayward, Chuwang, Yohanna S., Danjuma, Goshit, Danboyi, Jacob, Adelamo, Solomon E., Mancha, Bulus S., Okoeguale, Bridget, Patterson, Amy E., Rakers, Lindsay, Richards, Frank O.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3814337/

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