Impact of Albendazole -Ivermectin on Wuchereria Bancrofti in Mali

Summary

Lymphatic filariasis is a public health problem in Mali. The existing data are not up to date and most of them are more than 15 years old. To address this issue in April 2000, the investigators started studies to update the epidemiology of lymphatic filariasis. There is no ongoing lymphatic filariasis control program in 2000 in Mali in terms of preventive chemotherapy treatment or vector control. To fill these gaps, this current study aims to assess the impact of albendazole-ivermectin combination treatment on Wuchereria bancrofti infection and transmission in 6 rural highly endemic villages of Mali.

Timeline

Start

2001-05

Primary completion

2008-12

Completion

2015-04

Publications

• Background Coulibaly YI, Dembele B, Diallo AA, Konate S, Dolo H, Coulibaly SY, Doumbia SS, Soumaoro L, Coulibaly ME, Bockarie MJ, Molyneux D, Nutman TB, Klion AD, Toure YT, Traore SF. The Impact of Six Annual Rounds of Mass Drug Administration on Wuchereria bancrofti Infections in Humans and in Mosquitoes in Mali. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Aug;93(2):356-60. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0516. Epub 2015 Jun 1.
• Results Coulibaly YI, Dembele B, Diallo AA, Kristensen S, Konate S, Dolo H, Dicko I, Sangare MB, Keita F, Boatin BA, Traore AK, Nutman TB, Klion AD, Toure YT, Traore SF. Wuchereria bancrofti transmission pattern in southern Mali prior to and following the institution of mass drug administration. Parasit Vectors. 2013 Aug 28;6(1):247. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-6-247.

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