Mapping of lymphatic filariasis in loiasis areas: A new strategy shows no evidence for Wuchereria bancrofti endemicity in Cameroon.

Samuel WanjiMathias Eyong EsumAbdel Jelil NjouendouAmuam Andrew MbengPatrick W Chounna NdongmoRaphael Awah AbongJerome FruFanny F FombadGordon Takop NchanjiGlory NgongehNarcisse V NgandjuiPeter Ivo EnyongHelen StoreyKurt C CurtisKerstin FischerJoseph R FauverDaphne LewCharles W GossPeter U Fischer

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2019)

Our study provides a simple day blood-based algorithm for LF mapping in loiasis areas. The results indicate that many districts that were formerly classified as endemic for LF in Cameroon are non-endemic and do not require mass drug administration for elimination of LF.

Keyphrases

drug administration
high resolution
high density
machine learning
lymph node
mass spectrometry
neural network