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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Veröffentlicht in:	PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2013-10, Vol.7 (10), p.e2508
Hauptverfasser:	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
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Albendazole - administration & dosage Animals Anopheles Anopheles - drug effects Anopheles - growth & development Anopheles - parasitology Communicable Disease Control - methods Community Comparative analysis Disease transmission Dissection Donations Elephantiasis, Filarial - drug therapy Elephantiasis, Filarial - prevention & control Elephantiasis, Filarial - transmission Filariasis Filaricides - administration & dosage Health care Health education Humans Infections Insecticide-Treated Bednets - utilization Insecticides - pharmacology Ivermectin - administration & dosage Malaria Methods Mosquitoes Nigeria - epidemiology Parasitic diseases Pharmaceutical industry Prevention Tropical diseases Vector control
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