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ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2024

Postintervention Immunological and Entomological Survey of Lymphatic Filariasis in the City of Olinda, Brazil, 2015-2016.

Anita Ramesh, Paula Oliveira, Mary Cameron, Priscila M S Castanha, Thomas Walker, Audrey Lenhart, Lucy Impoinvil, Neal Alexander, Zulma Medeiros, André Sá and 4 more

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Article in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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14 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Anita RameshDepartment of Parasitology, Instituto Aggeu Magalhães/Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Recife, Brazil.
Paula OliveiraNational Reference Service for Lymphatic Filariasis, Department of Parasitology, Instituto Aggeu Magalhães/FIOCRUZ, Recife, Brazil.
Mary CameronDepartment of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Priscila M S CastanhaFaculty of Medical Science, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Thomas WalkerDepartment of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Audrey LenhartEntomology Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Lucy ImpoinvilEntomology Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Neal AlexanderDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Zulma MedeirosDepartment of Parasitology, Instituto Aggeu Magalhães/Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Recife, Brazil.
André SáCollective Health Department, Instituto Aggeu Magalhães/FIOCRUZ.
Abraham RochaNational Reference Service for Lymphatic Filariasis, Department of Parasitology, Instituto Aggeu Magalhães/FIOCRUZ, Recife, Brazil.
Wayner V SouzaCollective Health Department, Instituto Aggeu Magalhães/FIOCRUZ.
Amélia MacielDepartment of Tropical Medicine, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Cynthia BragaDepartment of Parasitology, Instituto Aggeu Magalhães/Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Recife, Brazil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz · BRLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GBCenter for Global Health · USDivision of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria · USUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco · BRUniversity of Pittsburgh · USUniversity of Warwick · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a leading cause of disability due to infectious disease worldwide. The Recife Metropolitan Region (RMR) is the only remaining focus of LF in Brazil, where the parasite Wuchereria bancrofti is transmitted solely by the mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus. This study reports the results of transmission assessment surveys and molecular xenomonitoring in the city of Olinda, RMR, after nearly 15 years (2015-2016) of interventions for LF elimination. Participants were screened for W. bancrofti antigen via immunochromatographic card tests (ICT) in: 1) door-to-door surveys conducted for all children aged 5-7 years from 4 out of 17 intervention areas treated with at least five annual doses of mass drug administration (MDA), and 2) a two-stage cluster sampling survey of residents aged 5 years and older in non-MDA areas. Mosquitoes were collected via handheld aspirators in four MDA areas, differentiated by species, sex, and physiological status, pooled into groups of up to 10 blood-fed, semigravid, and gravid mosquitoes, and screened for W. bancrofti infection by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). All 1,170 children from MDA areas and the entire population sample of 990 residents in non-MDA areas were ICT negative. In MDA areas, a total of 3,152 female Cx. quinquefasciatus mosquitoes in 277 households (range, 0-296 mosquitoes per house) were collected via aspiration. RT-qPCR of 233 pools of mosquitos were negative for W. bancrofti RNA; an independent reference laboratory confirmed these results. These results provide evidence that LF transmission has been halted in this setting.

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CulexCulicidaeElephantiasis, FilarialAnimalsBrazilChildFemaleHumansWuchereria bancrofti

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PMID38350158
PMCPMC10919178
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