Multidimensional complexities of filariasis control in an era of large-scale mass drug administration programmes: A can of worms

Parasites and Vectors

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Molyneux, David H ^a   Hopkins, Adrian ^b   Bradley, Mark H ^c   Kelly Hope, Louise A ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Mectizan Donation Program   (United States)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Bed nets; Ivermectin; LF; Loa loa; Loiasis; Lymphatic filariasis; Malaria; Mass drug administration; Onchocerciasis; Soil transmitted helminths; STHs

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

BED NET; FILARIASIS; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LOA LOA; LONG TERM CARE; MASS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ONCHOCERCA; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PARASITE CLEARANCE; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; REVIEW; SIMULIUM; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; WOLBACHIA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL;

LOA LOA; VERMES;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTHELMINTICS; ELEPHANTIASIS, FILARIAL; HUMANS; ONCHOCERCIASIS;

EID: 84907439461     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17563305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-363     Document Type: Review

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