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The impact of the termination of Lymphatic Filariasis mass drug administration on Soil-transmitted Helminth prevalence in school children in Malawi

2024-10-22

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<h4>Background</h4> Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) have been passively treated with the implementation of mass drug administration (MDA), with the drugs ivermectin and albendazole, against the parasitic disease, lymphatic filariasis (LF). In Malawi, LF MDA was administered to communities between 2008 and 2014. The aim of this analysis is to estimate the impact of LF MDA and its termination on STH prevalence in s...

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10.1101/2024.10.21.24315853
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