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Multiplex serology for impact evaluation of bed net distribution on burden of lymphatic filariasis and four species of human malaria in northern Mozambique.

Mateusz M PlucińskiBaltazar CandrinhoGeraldo ChambeJoão MuchangaOlinda MuguandeGraça MatsinheGuidion MatheEric RogierTimothy DoyleRose ZulligerJames ColbornAbu SaifodinePatrick LammieJeffrey W Priest
Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2018)
The study area noted significant declines in LF seropositivity, but these were not associated with LLIN use. The MDA could have masked any impact of the LLINs on population LF seropositivity. The LLIN campaign did not reach adequately high coverage to decrease P. falciparum RDT positivity, the most common measure of P. falciparum burden. However, the significant decreases in the seroconversion rate to the P. malariae antigen, coupled with an association between community LLIN use and individual-level decreases in seropositivity to P. falciparum and P. malariae antigens show evidence of impact of the LLIN campaign and highlight the utility of using multiantigenic serological approaches for measuring intervention impact.
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