Directly observed treatment increases drug compliance in lymphatic filariasis mass drug administration by Tutik Ida Rosanti, Sugeng Juwono Mardihusodo, Wayan T. Artama

“…Mass drug administration (MDA) has been one of the strategies for lymphatic filariasis elimination. Since the start of implementation in 2011 in Pekalongan, no study on MDA acceptability has yet been done. …”
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Evaluation of the recombinant antigens Wb14 and WbT for the capture antibody diagnosis of lymphatic filariasis by André Filipe Pastor, Abraham Rocha, Klécia de Melo Cassemiro, Marli Tenório, Paula Melo, Maria Rosângela Grilis, Maressa Rhuama, Antonio Mauro Rezende, Osvaldo Pompilio de Melo Neto, Ernesto Marques Jr, Rafael Dhalia

“…BACKGROUND Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a parasitic disease caused mainly by the Wuchereria bancrofti worm and that affects up to 120 million people worldwide. …”
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How elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem in the Kingdom of Cambodia was achieved by Virak Khieu, Vandine Or, Chhakda Tep, Peter Odermatt, Reiko Tsuyuoka, Meng Chuor Char, Molly A. Brady, Joshua Sidwell, Aya Yajima, Rekol Huy, Kapa D. Ramaiah, Sinuon Muth

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Evaluating Molecular Xenomonitoring as a Tool for Lymphatic Filariasis Surveillance in Samoa, 2018–2019 by Brady McPherson, Helen J. Mayfield, Angus McLure, Katherine Gass, Take Naseri, Robert Thomsen, Steven A. Williams, Nils Pilotte, Therese Kearns, Patricia M. Graves, Colleen L. Lau

“…Molecular xenomonitoring (MX), the detection of filarial DNA in mosquitoes using molecular methods (PCR), is a potentially useful surveillance strategy for lymphatic filariasis (LF) elimination programs. Delay in filarial antigen (Ag) clearance post-treatment is a limitation of using human surveys to provide an early indicator of the impact of mass drug administration (MDA), and MX may be more useful in this setting. …”
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Bayesian calibration of simulation models for supporting management of the elimination of the macroparasitic disease, Lymphatic Filariasis by Brajendra K. Singh, Edwin Michael

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Lymphatic filariasis transmission on Mafia Islands, Tanzania: Evidence from xenomonitoring in mosquito vectors. by Yahya A Derua, Susan F Rumisha, Bernard M Batengana, Demetrius A Max, Grades Stanley, William N Kisinza, Leonard E G Mboera

“…Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a chronic nematode infection transmitted by mosquitoes and in sub-Saharan Africa it is caused by Wuchereria bancrofti. …”
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Assessment of coverage and compliance of mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis in Medak District-2021 by Tajmul Sayyad, Mustafa Ahmed Md, Azizuddin Junaidi Khaja, S Bhayya

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Empowering lymphatic filariasis affected individuals in India: acknowledging disability status and ensuring justice by Sam Joy, Manju Rahi

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Spotlight on lymphatic filariasis and trachoma in Zimbabwe: Assessing baseline data for control program development by C. Le. Vu, J. Cheng, K. Frayler, N. Midzi

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Shrinking the Lymphatic Filariasis Map of Ethiopia: Reassessing the Population at Risk through Nationwide Mapping. by Maria P Rebollo, Heven Sime, Ashenafi Assefa, Jorge Cano, Kebede Deribe, Alba Gonzalez-Escalada, Oumer Shafi, Gail Davey, Simon J Brooker, Amha Kebede, Moses J Bockarie

“…BACKGROUND:Mapping of lymphatic filariasis (LF) is essential for the delineation of endemic implementation units and determining the population at risk that will be targeted for mass drug administration (MDA). …”
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Development of an urban molecular xenomonitoring system for lymphatic filariasis in the Recife Metropolitan Region, Brazil. by Anita Ramesh, Mary Cameron, Kirstin Spence, Remy Hoek Spaans, Maria A V Melo-Santos, Marcelo H S Paiva, Duschinka R D Guedes, Rosangela M R Barbosa, Claudia M F Oliveira, André Sá, Claire L Jeffries, Priscila M S Castanha, Paula A S Oliveira, Thomas Walker, Neal Alexander, Cynthia Braga

“…INTRODUCTION:Molecular xenomonitoring (MX)-pathogen detection in the mosquito rather than human-is a promising tool for lymphatic filariasis (LF) surveillance. In the Recife Metropolitan Region (RMR), the last LF focus in Brazil, Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes have been implicated in transmitting Wuchereria bancrofti parasites. …”
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The national distribution of lymphatic filariasis cases in Malawi using patient mapping and geostatistical modelling. by Carrie Barrett, John Chiphwanya, Square Mkwanda, Dorothy E Matipula, Paul Ndhlovu, Limbikani Chaponda, Joseph D Turner, Emanuele Giorgi, Hannah Betts, Sarah Martindale, Mark J Taylor, Jonathan M Read, Louise A Kelly-Hope

“…<h4>Background</h4>In 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that Malawi had successfully eliminated lymphatic filariasis (LF) as a public health problem. Understanding clinical case distributions at a national and sub-national level is important, so essential care packages can be provided to individuals living with LF symptoms. …”
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Molecular xenomonitoring for post-validation surveillance of lymphatic filariasis in Togo: no evidence for active transmission by Monique A. Dorkenoo, Dziedzom K. de Souza, Yao Apetogbo, Komla Oboussoumi, Degninou Yehadji, Mawèke Tchalim, Santrao Etassoli, Benjamin Koudou, Guillaume K. Ketoh, Yao Sodahlon, Moses J. Bockarie, Daniel A. Boakye

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Impact of the Lymphatic Filariasis Control Program towards elimination of filariasis in Vanuatu, 1997–2006 by Tammy Allen, Fasihah Taleo, Patricia M. Graves, Peter Wood, George Taleo, Margaret C. Baker, Mark Bradley, Kazuyo Ichimori

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Giant Scrotal Hydrocele and Bilateral Leg Lymphedema as Clinical Manifestation of Chronic Lymphatic Filariasis by Indra Wijaya, Winfrey Pangestu

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Lymphatic filariasis: a method to identify subclinical lower limb change in PNG adolescents. by Susan Gordon, Wayne Melrose, Jeffrey Warner, Petra Buttner, Leigh Ward

“…Lymphedema related to lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a disabling condition that commonly manifests in adolescence. …”
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The epidemiology of lymphatic filariasis in Ghana, explained by the possible existence of two strains of Wuchereria bancrofti by Dziedzom Komi de Souza, Jeelna Osei-Poku, Julia Blum, Helena Baidoo, Charles Addoquaye Brown, Bernard Walter Lawson, Michael David Wilson, Moses John Bockarie, Daniel Adjei Boakye

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Delays in lymphatic filariasis elimination programmes due to COVID-19, and possible mitigation strategies by Prada, JM, Stolk, WA, Davis, EL, Touloupou, P, Sharma, S, Muñoz, J, Caja Rivera, RM, Reimer, LJ, Michael, E, de Vlas, SJ, Hollingsworth, TD

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> In view of the current global coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, mass drug administration interventions for neglected tropical diseases, including lymphatic filariasis (LF), have been halted. We used mathematical modelling to estimate the impact of delaying or cancelling treatment rounds and explore possible mitigation strategies.…”

Preclinical development of an oral anti-Wolbachia macrolide drug for the treatment of lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis by Taylor, MJ, von Geldern, TW, Ford, L, Hübner, MP, Marsh, K, Johnston, KL, Sjoberg, HT, Specht, S, Pionnier, N, Tyrer, HE, Clare, RH, Cook, DAN, Murphy, E, Steven, A, Archer, J, Bloemker, D, Lenz, F, Koschel, M, Ehrens, A, Metuge, HM, Chunda, VC, Chounna, PW, Njouendou, AJ, Fombad, FF, Carr, R, Morton, HE, Aljayyoussi, G, Hoerauf, A, Wanji, S, Kempf, DJ, Turner, JD, Ward, SA

“…There is an urgent global need for a safe macrofilaricide drug to accelerate elimination of the neglected tropical diseases onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis. From an anti-infective compound library, the macrolide veterinary antibiotic, tylosin A, was identified as a hit against Wolbachia. …”

The roadmap towards elimination of lymphatic filariasis by 2030: insights from quantitative and mathematical modelling by Ntd Modelling Consortium Lymphatic Filariasis Group

“…The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis was launched in 2000 to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) as a public health problem by 1) interrupting transmission through mass drug administration (MDA) and 2) offering basic care to those suffering from lymphoedema or hydrocele due to the infection. …”