Communication in neglected tropical diseases' elimination: A scoping review and call for action

C Nieto-Sanchez, DM Hatley, MJ Grijalva… - Plos Neglected …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Although the practice of communication is often called upon when intervening
and involving communities affected by NTDs, the disciplinary framework of health …

Individual longitudinal compliance to neglected tropical disease mass drug administration programmes, a systematic review

R Maddren, A Phillips, S Rayment Gomez… - PLOS Neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Repeated distribution of preventative chemotherapy (PC) by mass drug administration forms
the mainstay of transmission control for five of the 20 recognised neglected tropical diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring and modelling the effects of systematic non-adherence to mass drug administration

L Dyson, WA Stolk, SH Farrell, TD Hollingsworth - Epidemics, 2017 - Elsevier
It is well understood that the success or failure of a mass drug administration campaign
critically depends on the level of coverage achieved. To that end coverage levels are often …

Exploring factors affecting quality implementation of lymphatic filariasis mass drug administration in Bole and Central Gonja Districts in Northern Ghana

AK Manyeh, L Ibisomi, R Ramaswamy… - PLoS neglected …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Ghana has been implementing Mass Drug Administration (MDA) since the year 2001, and
Lymphatic Filariasis transmission has been interrupted in 76 out of the 98 targeted districts …

The history of Bancroftian lymphatic filariasis in Australasia and Oceania: is there a threat of re-occurrence in mainland Australia?

CA Gordon, MK Jones, DP McManus - Tropical Medicine and Infectious …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Lymphatic filariasis (LF) infects an estimated 120 million people worldwide, with a further
856 million considered at risk of infection and requiring preventative chemotherapy. The …

Reframing integration for mixed methods research

T Lynam, R Damayanti… - Journal of Mixed …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
We suggest and illustrate from our experiences of integration in a public health context in
Indonesia, a reframing of integration for mixed methods research that focuses on context …

Assessing factors influencing communities' acceptability of mass drug administration for the elimination of lymphatic filariasis in Guyana

RA Niles, CR Thickstun, H Cox, D Dilliott… - PLoS neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Guyana is one of four countries in the Latin American Region where lymphatic
filariasis (LF) remains endemic. In preparation for the introduction of a new triple drug …

Membrane technology for rapid point-of-care diagnostics for parasitic neglected tropical diseases

MJ Rogers, DP McManus, S Muhi… - Clinical microbiology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Parasitic neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect over one billion people worldwide, with
individuals from communities in low-socioeconomic areas being most at risk and suffering …

A multicenter, community-based, mixed methods assessment of the acceptability of a triple drug regimen for elimination of lymphatic filariasis

A Krentel, N Basker, M Beau de Rochars… - PLOS Neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Many countries will not reach elimination targets for lymphatic filariasis in 2020
using the two-drug treatment regimen (diethylcarbamazine citrate [DEC] and albendazole …

Are alternative strategies required to accelerate the global elimination of lymphatic filariasis? Insights from mathematical models

WA Stolk, JM Prada, ME Smith… - Clinical infectious …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background With the 2020 target year for elimination of lymphatic filariasis (LF)
approaching, there is an urgent need to assess how long mass drug administration (MDA) …