The impact of four years of semiannual treatments with albendazole alone on lymphatic filariasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections: A community-based study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Sébastien D S PionCédric B ChesnaisNaomi P Awaca-UvonJohnny VlaminckAnlimou AbdouBilly Kunyu-ShakoGodefroy Kuyangisa SimunaJean-Paul TambweGary J WeilMichel BoussinesqPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2020)
These results provide strong evidence that semiannual MDA with albendazole alone is a safe and effective strategy for LF elimination in Central Africa. Community MDA also had a major impact on STH infections.