Impact of mass drug administration of ivermectin and albendazole on transmission of <i>Wuchereria bancrofti</i> lymphatic filariasis from 2001 to 2017 in <scp>Burkina Faso</scp>
Lymphatic filariasis transmission was interrupted in several health districts. Transmission assessment surveys showed a significant reduction of immunoparasitological indicators during program implementation. However, the country had to make efforts to reach the WHO target by 2020.
Authors
- Aristophane Tanon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2258-8082)
- Nomtondo Amina Ouédraogo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0734-0759)
- Abdoulaye Sawadogo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7677-8271)
- Boukary Ouédraogo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9194-1927)
- Mahamadi Tassembedo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5961-1998)
- Mamadou Sermé
- Appolinaire Kima
- Jacques Zoungrana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9397-5901)
- Ismaèl Diallo
- Serge Eholié
Institutions
- Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo (BF)
- Nazi Boni University (BF)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado Ouédraogo (BF)
- Ministère De La Santé (BF)
- Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny (CI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tropical Medicine & International Health
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.14116
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40