The impact of four years of semiannual treatments with albendazole alone on lymphatic filariasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections: A community-based study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The impact of four years of semiannual treatments with albendazole alone on lymphatic filariasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections: A community-based study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

<h4>Background</h4>The World Health Organization now recommends semiannual mass drug administration (MDA) of albendazole with integrated vector management as an option for eliminating lymphatic filariasis (LF) in areas of loiasis-endemic countries where it may not be safe to use diethylc...

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Main Authors: Sébastien D S Pion, Cédric B Chesnais, Naomi P Awaca-Uvon, Johnny Vlaminck, Anlimou Abdou, Billy Kunyu-Shako, Godefroy Kuyangisa Simuna, Jean-Paul Tambwe, Gary J Weil, Michel Boussinesq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-06-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008322

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008322

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