Mapping of Bancroftian Filariasis in Cameroon: Prospects for Elimination.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is one of the most debilitating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). It still presents as an important public health problem in many countries in the tropics. In Cameroon, where many NTDs are endemic, only scant data describing the situation regarding LF epidemiology was available. The aim of this study was to describe the current situation regarding LF infection in Cameroon, and to map this infection and accurately delineate areas where mass drug administration (MDA) was required.

Methodology

The endemicity status and distribution of LF was assessed in eight of the ten Regions of Cameroon by a rapid-format card test for detection of W. bancrofti antigen (immunochromatographic test, ICT). The baseline data required to monitor the effective

SUBMITTER: Nana-Djeunga HC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4564182 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature