PREVENTIVE CHEMOTHERAPY FOR ELIMINATION OF LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS AND ONCHOCERCIASIS IN SIERRA LEONE

Autor: Koroma, JB

Publikováno v: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM)

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) and onchocerciasis are highly endemic in Sierra Leone. Using World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for monitoring national programmes where both infections are co-endemic, this study aimed to determine the impact of pre

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Achievements and challenges of lymphatic filariasis elimination in Sierra Leone.

Autor: Bah YM; Neglected Tropical Disease Program, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Paye J; Helen Keller International, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Bah MS; Helen Keller International, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Conteh A; Neglected Tropical Disease Program, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Redwood-Sawyerr V; Helen Keller International, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Sonnie M; Helen Keller International, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Veinoglou A; Helen Keller International, New York, United States of America., Koroma JB; Family Health International 360, Accra, Ghana., Hodges MH; Helen Keller International, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Zhang Y; Helen Keller International, Regional Office for Africa, Dakar, Senegal.

Publikováno v: PLoS neglected tropical diseases [PLoS Negl Trop Dis] 2020 Dec 28; Vol. 14 (12), pp. e0008877. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Dec 28 (Print Publication: 2020).

Gender equity in mass drug administration for neglected tropical diseases: data from 16 countries.

Autor: Cohn DA; RTI International, 701 13th St NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC USA., Kelly MP; RTI International, 701 13th St NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC USA., Bhandari K; RTI International, 701 13th St NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC USA., Zoerhoff KL; RTI International, 701 13th St NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC USA., Batcho WE; National Communicable Disease Control Program, Ministry of Health, 01 BP 882, Cotonou, Republic of Benin., Drabo F; National Neglected Tropical Disease Control Program, Disease Control Directorate, Ministry of Health, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso., Negussu N; Neglected Tropical Diseases Team, Disease Prevention and Control Directorate, Federal Ministry of Health, Addis Ababa, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia., Marfo B; National NTD Program, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Republic of Ghana., Goepogui A; National Onchocerciasis and Blindness and Neglected Tropical Disease Control Program, National Prevention and Community Health Directorate, Ministry of Health, BP 585, Conakry, Republic of Guinea., Lemoine JF; National Malaria Control Program, Ministry of Public Health and Population, 30 Rue Mercier Laham, Delmas 60, Republic of Haiti., Ganefa S; Sub-Directorate of Filariasis & Helminthiasis Control, Directorate of Vector Borne Disease Control, Directorate General of Communicable Disease and Environmental Health, Ministry of Health, Jl. Percetakan Negara No. 29, Jakarta, Republic of Indonesia., Massangaie M; Department of Other Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Health, AV. Eduardo Mondlane e Salvador Allende, Maputo, Republic of Mozambique., Rimal P; Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, Department of Health Services, Ministry of Health, Teku, Kathmandu, Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal., Gnandou I; National Bilharzia and Soil-Transmitted Helminths Control Program, Ministry of Public Health, Niamey, Republic of Niger., Anagbogu IN; Department of Public Health, Neglected Tropical Diseases Division, Federal Ministry of Health, Federal Secretariat Complex Phase 3, Ahmadu Bello Way, CBD, Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria., Ndiaye M; Neglected Tropical Disease Control Program, Disease Control Directorate, Ministry of Health and Social Work, Dakar, Republic of Senegal., Bah YM; NTD Programme, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Republic of Sierra Leone., Mwingira UJ; Neglected Tropical Diseases Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania.; National Institute for Medical Research, 2448 Barack Obama Dr, Box 9653, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania., Awoussi MS; National Neglected Tropical Disease Control Program, General Directorate of Health, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Lomé, Republic of Togo., Tukahebwa EM; Vector Control Division, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Republic of Uganda., Stelmach RD; RTI International, 701 13th St NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC USA., Mingkwan PC; RTI International, 701 13th St NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC USA., Pou B; FHI 360, 1825 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC, USA., Koroma JB; FHI 360, 1st Floor, Marvel House, 148A Giffard Road, East Cantonments, Accra, Ghana., Rotondo LA; RTI International, 701 13th St NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC USA., Kraemer JD; RTI International, 701 13th St NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC USA.; Department of Health Systems Administration, Georgetown University, 3700 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC, USA., Baker MC; RTI International, 701 13th St NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC USA.

Publikováno v: International health [Int Health] 2019 Sep 02; Vol. 11 (5), pp. 370-378.

Impact of five annual rounds of mass drug administration with ivermectin on onchocerciasis in Sierra Leone.

Autor: Koroma JB; Family Health International (FHI) 360, Ghana Country Office, Accra, Ghana., Sesay S; National Neglected Tropical Disease Control Programme, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Conteh A; National Neglected Tropical Disease Control Programme, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Koudou B; Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK., Paye J; Helen Keller International, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Bah M; Helen Keller International, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Sonnie M; Helen Keller International, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Hodges MH; Helen Keller International, Freetown, Sierra Leone., Zhang Y; Helen Keller International, Regional Office for Africa, Dakar, Senegal. yzhang@hki.org., Bockarie MJ; European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa.

Publikováno v: Infectious diseases of poverty [Infect Dis Poverty] 2018 Apr 06; Vol. 7 (1), pp. 30. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Apr 06.

Fifteen years of programme implementation for the elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis in Ghana: Impact of MDA on immunoparasitological indicators.

Autor: Biritwum NK; National Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana., de Souza DK; Parasitology Department, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana., Marfo B; National Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana., Odoom S; National Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana., Alomatu B; National Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana., Asiedu O; National Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana., Yeboah A; National Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana., Hervie TE; National Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana., Mensah EO; FHI360, Ghana Office, Accra, Ghana., Yikpotey P; FHI360, Ghana Office, Accra, Ghana., Koroma JB; FHI360, Ghana Office, Accra, Ghana., Molyneux D; Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom., Bockarie MJ; European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), Africa Office, Cape Town, South Africa., Gyapong JO; University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.

Publikováno v: PLoS neglected tropical diseases [PLoS Negl Trop Dis] 2017 Mar 23; Vol. 11 (3), pp. e0005280. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Mar 23 (Print Publication: 2017).