| Title |
Lymphatic filariasis control in Tanzania: effect of six rounds of mass drug administration with ivermectin and albendazole on infection and transmission
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Infectious Diseases, July 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2334-13-335 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Paul E Simonsen, Yahya A Derua, William N Kisinza, Stephen M Magesa, Mwele N Malecela, Erling M Pedersen |
| Abstract |
Control of lymphatic filariasis (LF) in most countries of sub-Saharan Africa is based on annual mass drug administration (MDA) with a combination of ivermectin and albendazole, in order to interrupt transmission. We present findings from a detailed study on the effect of six rounds of MDA with this drug combination as implemented by the National Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Programme (NLFEP) in a highly endemic rural area of north-eastern Tanzania. |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
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| Philippines | 1 | <1% |
| Romania | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 130 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 25 | 19% |
| Researcher | 19 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 8% |
| Lecturer | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 21 | 16% |
| Unknown | 39 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 38 | 29% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 8% |
| Environmental Science | 8 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 21 | 16% |
| Unknown | 40 | 30% |
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