Abstract
Fifteen years of programme implementation for the elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in Ghana: Impact of MDA on immunoparasitological indicators.
Highlights
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a disease found in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, where it is a major public health problem
The availability of tools and strategies for the control of the disease [1] led to the World Health Assembly resolution (WHA 50.29) calling on member states to work towards the elimination of LF as a public health problem by 2020 [2]
The strategy of annual mass drug administration (MDA) was based on the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for countries that are coendemic for LF and onchocerciasis [4]
Summary
Citation: Biritwum N-K, de Souza DK, Marfo B, Odoom S, Alomatu B, Asiedu O, et al (2017) Fifteen years of programme implementation for the elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in Ghana: Impact of MDA on immunoparasitological indicators. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 11(3): e0005280. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005280 Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work. Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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