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Sustained reduction in prevalence of lymphatic filariasis infection in spite of missed rounds of mass drug administration in an area under mosquito nets for malaria control

Sammy M Njenga*, Charles S Mwandawiro, C Njeri Wamae, Dunstan A Mukoko, Anisa A Omar, Masaaki Shimada, Moses J Bockarie and David H Molyneux

Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4:90 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-4-90

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Adult population as potential reservoir of NTD infections in rural villages of Kwale district, Coastal Kenya: implications for preventive chemotherapy interventions policy

Sammy M Njenga, Charles S Mwandawiro, Erastus Muniu, Mariam T Mwanje, Fatma M Haji, Moses J Bockarie Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4:175 (14 September 2011)

This paper describes the status of helminthic infections and malaria in adults living in rural villages in south coast, Kenya and argues for their consideration in preventive chemotherapy intervention programmes. Image: Infection with schistosomiasis occurs following contact with infected waters

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The impact of mass drug administration and long-lasting insecticidal net distribution on Wuchereria bancrofti infection in humans and mosquitoes: an observational study in northern Uganda

Ruth A Ashton, Daniel J Kyabayinze, Tom Opio, Anna Auma, Tansy Edwards, Gabriel Matwale, Ambrose Onapa, Simon Brooker, Jan H Kolaczinski Parasites & Vectors 2011, 4:134 (15 July 2011)

This study describes a drastic reduction in Wuchereria bancrofti infection in an area where mass drug administration and long-lasting insecticidal nets were used to reduce transmission. Image: Dissection of female Anopheles mosquitoes.