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Alternative approaches for monitoring and evaluation of lymphatic filariasis following mass drug treatment with ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine and albendazole in East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis
January 2025
Department of Pathology, Center for Global Health and Disease, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America.
Background: WHO recommends two annual rounds of mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine, and albendazole (IDA) for lymphatic filariasis (LF) elimination in treatment naïve areas that are not co-endemic for onchocerciasis such as Papua New Guinea (PNG). Whether two rounds of MDA are necessary or sufficient and the optimal sampling strategies and endpoints for stopping MDA remain undefined.
Methods And Findings: Two cross-sectional studies were conducted at baseline (N = 49 clusters or villages) and 12 months after mass drug administration (MDA) with IDA (N = 47 villages) to assess lymphatic filariasis (LF) by circulating filarial antigenemia (CFA) and microfilariae (Mf).
Confirmatory mapping for lymphatic filariasis in districts previously considered non-endemic in Ghana.
Int J Infect Dis
January 2025
FHI 360, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. Electronic address:
Objectives: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) elimination efforts in Ghana have been ongoing since 2001, achieving substantial progress through mass drug administration (MDA). However, despite significant advances, LF transmission persists in certain areas. Some districts previously classified as non-endemic have reported lymphedema and hydrocele cases, raising concerns about LF endemicity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLaboratory Comparison of Rapid Antigen Diagnostic Tests for Lymphatic Filariasis: STANDARD Q Filariasis Antigen Test (QFAT) Versus Bioline Filariasis Test Strip (FTS).
Trop Med Infect Dis
January 2025
Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
Accurate rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are needed to diagnose lymphatic filariasis (LF) in global elimination programmes. We evaluated the performance of the new STANDARD Q Filariasis Antigen Test (QFAT) against the Bioline Filariasis Test Strip (FTS) for detecting antigen (Ag) in laboratory conditions, using serum (n = 195) and plasma (n = 189) from LF-endemic areas (Samoa, American Samoa and Myanmar) and Australian negative controls (n = 46). The prior Ag status of endemic samples (54.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHRAMS Proteomics Insights on the Anti-Filarial Effect of : Implications in Phytochemical-Based Drug-Targeting and Designing.
Proteomes
December 2024
Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India.
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) continues to impact 657 million individuals worldwide, resulting in lifelong and chronic impairment. The prevalent anti-filarial medications-DEC, albendazole, and ivermectin-exhibit limited adulticidal efficacy. Despite ongoing LF eradication programs, novel therapeutic strategies are essential for effective control.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLymphatic filariasis transmission 10 years after stopping mass drug administration in the Gomoa West District of Ghana.
Int J Infect Dis
January 2025
Department of Parasitology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana. Electronic address:
Objectives: A survey was conducted 10 years after stopping MDA in the Gomoa West District of Ghana to assess the Wuchereria bancrofti prevalence in both human and mosquito populations.
Methods: In seven communities, infection in humans was assessed using the filariasis test strip (FTS). Mosquitoes were collected once a month over six months using pyrethrum spray catches (PSC).
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