Prevalence and Correlates of Lymphatic Filariasis Infection and Its Morbidity Following Mass Ivermectin and Albendazole Administration in Mkinga District, North-Eastern Tanzania.
Tanga
Wuchereria bancrofti
albendazole
antigenemia
circulatingfilarial antigen
ivermectin
lymphatic filariasis
mass drug administration
microfilaremia
microfilariae
Journal
Journal of clinical medicine
ISSN: 2077-0383
Titre abrégé: J Clin Med
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101606588
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
21 May 2020
21 May 2020
Historique:
received:
08
04
2020
revised:
14
05
2020
accepted:
18
05
2020
entrez:
28
5
2020
pubmed:
28
5
2020
medline:
28
5
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a neglected tropical disease targeted for elimination as public health problem through morbidity management and preventive annual mass drug administration (MDA). This cross-sectional community-based surveillance assessed the prevalence and correlates of LF infection in Mkinga district, Tanga-region, Tanzania. A total of 4115 individuals (49.7% males, 35.2% children) were screened for circulating filarial antigens (CFA), microfilaremia (mf) and disease manifestations in 15 villages between November 2018 and January 2019. MDA uptake in the previous year was assessed. Overall prevalence of CFA-positivity was 5.8% (239/4115; 95% CI: 5.1-6.6), with significant heterogeneity between villages (range 1.2% to 13.5%). CFA-positivity was higher in males (8.8%) than females (3.3%), and correlated with increasing age (
Identifiants
pubmed: 32455556
pii: jcm9051550
doi: 10.3390/jcm9051550
pmc: PMC7290598
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Subventions
Organisme : European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership
ID : CSA2016S-1618
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