Step towards elimination of Wuchereria bancrofti in Southwest Tanzania 10 years after mass drug administration with Albendazole and Ivermectin.

Jonathan MnkaiThomas F MaranduJacklina MhidzeAgatha UrioLucas MagangaAntelmo HauleGodfrey KavisheElizabeth NtaparaNhamo ChiwerengoPetra ClowesSacha HornMaureen MosobaWilfred LazarusAbdallah NgenyaAkili KalingaAlex DebrahFriedrich RießElmar SaathoffChristof GeldmacherAchim HoeraufMichael HoelscherMkunde Chachage Inge Kroidl

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2022)

This data supports the findings of the Tanzanian Neglected Tropical Disease Control Programme (NTDCP), who conducted Transmission Assessment Surveys and found an impressive reduction in the prevalence of LF in children. Our results complement this data by showing a similar decrease in prevalence of LF in the adult population in the same area. The elimination of LF seems achievable in the near future.

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