Review of MDA registers for Lymphatic Filariasis: Findings, and potential uses in addressing the endgame elimination challenges.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is endemic in Ghana, and the country has implemented the GPELF strategy since 2000 with significant progress made in the control of the disease. However, after several years of mass drug administration (MDA) implementation, there is persistent transmission in 17 of the 98 endemic districts in the country. Current approaches to surveillance are clearly unable to target untreated individuals and new strategies are required to address the endgame challenges to enhance LF elimination as a public health problem in endemic countries. Community registers are used during MDAs to enumerate community members, their age, gender, house numbers, and records of their participation in MDAs. These MDA registers represent an untapped opportunity to identify and

SUBMITTER: de Souza DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7252669 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature