Cessation of mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis in Zanzibar in 2006: was transmission interrupted?

Cessation of mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis in Zanzibar in 2006: was transmission interrupted?

BACKGROUND:Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is targeted for elimination through annual mass drug administration (MDA) for 4-6 years. In 2006, Zanzibar stopped MDA against LF after five rounds of MDA revealed no microfilaraemic individuals during surveys at selected sentinel sites. We asked the question if...

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Main Authors: Maria P Rebollo, Khalfan A Mohammed, Brent Thomas, Shaali Ame, Said Mohammed Ali, Jorge Cano, Alba Gonzalez Escalada, Moses J Bockarie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4376862?pdf=render

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