Endpoints for Lymphatic Filariasis Programs

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Grady, Caroline A. ; Beau de Rochars, Madsen ; Direny, Abdel N. ; Orelus, Jean Nicolas ; Wendt, Joyanna ; Radday, Jeanne ; Mathieu, Els ; Roberts, Jacquelin M. ; Streit, Thomas G. ; Addiss, David G. ; Lammie, Patrick J.
• Description:
  In 2000, annual mass administration of diethlycarbamazine and albendazole began in Leogane Commune, Haiti, to interrupt transmission of lymphatic filariasis (LF). After 5 years of treatment, microfilaremia, antigenemia, and mosquito infection rates were significantly reduced, but LF transmission was not interrupted. These finding have implications for other LF elimination programs.
• Subjects:
  Albendazole Animals Diethylcarbamazine Dispatch Drug Therapy, Combination Elephantiasis, Filarial Filaricides Government Programs Humans Microfilaria Prevalence Program Evaluation

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 13(4):608-610.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Haiti
• Location:
  Caribbean
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4140f4ee3f1ea94caf054e364f7cb93677c7d92b1f1db8ad7591cb747114c67b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/3163/cdc_3163_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 93.33 KB ]