Results of a confirmatory mapping tool for Lymphatic filariasis endemicity classification in areas where transmission was uncertain in Ethiopia.
Heven S FirewKatherine M GassSindew MekashaAshenafi AssefaAdugna WoyessaOumer ShafiKadu MeriboBiruck KebedeKisito OgoussanSonia PelletreauMoses J BockarieAmha KebedeMaria P RebolloPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2018)
This study demonstrated that the new confirmatory mapping tool for LF can benefit national LF programs by generating information that not only can confirm where LF is endemic, but also can save time and resources by preventing MDA where there is no evidence of ongoing LF transmission.