Systematic scoping review shows declining filarial infection prevalence in Latin America from 1946 to 2025.
Filaria Rates Drop After Mass Drug Campaigns
This systematic scoping review synthesizes data on lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, and mansonellosis across Latin America from 1946 to…
Infection rates for disfiguring parasitic diseases have dropped sharply in parts of Latin America after years of mass drug campaigns, but on…
Cross-sectional review of mass drug administration impact on lymphatic filariasis elimination in Nepal
Mass drug administration reduces lymphatic filariasis in most Nepal districts
This cross-sectional epidemiological monitoring survey review assesses lymphatic filariasis transmission in six endemic districts of Nepal f…
A survey of over 7,000 people in Nepal found that mass drug administration lowered infection rates in most areas, though three sites still n…