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ReviewTropical medicine and infectious disease2024

Zambia: A Narrative Review of Success and Challenges in Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination.

Kingford Chimfwembe, Hugh Shirley, Natalie Baker, Richard Wamai

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Review in Tropical medicine and infectious disease, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Kingford ChimfwembeDepartment of Research and Postgraduate Studies, Chreso University, Lusaka 37178, Zambia.
Hugh ShirleyProgram in Medical Education, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6193-665X
Natalie BakerProgram in Medical Education, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8941-5349
Richard WamaiAfrican Center for Community Investment in Health, Nginyang P.O. Box 48-30404, Kenya.ORCID 0000-0001-6566-5159

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The establishment of the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) to stop the transmission of infection has significantly reduced the incidence of lymphatic filariasis, a debilitating mosquito-borne neglected tropical disease. The primary strategies that have been employed include mass drug administration (MDA) of anthelminthics and morbidity management and disability prevention (MMDP). While some countries have been able to reach elimination status in Africa, there is still active transmission of LF in Zambia. The nematode responsible for the disease is

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climate changeelephantiasislymphatic filariasisneglected tropical diseaseSouthern AfricaSub-Saharan Africa

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PMID38251218
PMCPMC10820422

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