March 2017

Success of lymphatic filariasis control in Benin: Effects of Ivermectin and Abendazole on microfilaraemia

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a parasitic disease that is endemic throughout sub-Saharan Africa, infecting approximately 40 million people. The aim of this study was to determine effect of Ivermectine and Albendazole on microfilaraemia in 10 communes that have completed 5 rounds of MDA in Benin. The study was both retrospective and prospective. The retrospective part consisted of collecting the information in the...

Author(s): Aurore Ogouyèmi Hounto, Moudachirou Ibikounle, Yolande Sissinto Savi de Tove, Aboudou Dare, Wilfrid Batcho, Achille Kabore and Dorothée Kinde Gazard