First evidence of lymphatic filariasis transmission interruption in Cameroon: Progress towards elimination.
Hugues C Nana-DjeungaMagellan TchouakuiGuy R NjitchouangJules B Tchatchueng-MbouguaPhilippe NwaneAndré DomcheJean BopdaStève Mbickmen-TchanaJulie AkameAnn TariniEmilienne EpéeBenjamin D BiholongYaobi ZhangJean J TougoueAchille KaboreFlobert NjiokouJoseph KamgnoPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2017)
The positive CFA cases were below WHO defined critical cut-off thresholds for stopping treatment and suggest that transmission can no longer be sustained. Post-MDA surveillance activities should be organized to evaluate whether recrudescence can occur.