Impact of seven rounds of mass administration of diethylcarbamazine and ivermectin on prevalence of chronic lymphatic filariasis in south India

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 737-742

  Yuvaraj, J ^a   Pani, S P ^a   Vanamail, P ^a   Ramaiah, K D ^a   Das, P K ^a  

^a VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Hydrocele; Lymphatic filariasis; Lymphoedema; Mass drug administration; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; IVERMECTIN; PLACEBO;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG PRESCRIBING; FILARIASIS; IVERMECTIN; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELEPHANTIASIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; INDIA; INFANT; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ADULT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; INDIA; IVERMECTIN; MALE; PREVALENCE; TESTICULAR HYDROCELE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 42449118053     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02044.x     Document Type: Article

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