Adherence to Hygiene Protocols and Doxycycline Therapy in Ameliorating Lymphatic Filariasis Morbidity in an Endemic Area Post-Interruption of Disease Transmission in Ghana.

Autor: Debrah LB; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.; Department of Clinical Microbiology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.; German-West African Center for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention (G-WAC), partner site Kumasi, Ghana., Klarmann-Schulz U; Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn-Cologne, Germany.; Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology (IMBIE), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany., Osei-Mensah J; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.; School of Veterinary Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Kuehlwein JM; Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn-Cologne, Germany., Mubarik Y; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Nadal J; Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.; Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology (IMBIE), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany., Ayisi-Boateng NK; Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Ricchiuto A; Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.; Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology (IMBIE), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany., Opoku VS; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Sullivan SM; Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Center, Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, Georgia., Mensah DA; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.; Department of Clinical Microbiology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Horton J; Tropical Projects, Hitchin, United Kingdom., Rahamani AA; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.; Department of Clinical Microbiology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Budge PJ; Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri., Gbedema S; Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Korir PJ; Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn-Cologne, Germany., Opoku J; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Pfarr K; Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn-Cologne, Germany., Kontoh DB; Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Kellings A; Clinical Study Core Unit Bonn (SZB), Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacology, University Bonn, Bonn, Germany., Gyasi C; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Obeng MA; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Gruetzmacher B; Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany., Fordjour FA; Department of Microbiology, University for Development Studies (UDS), Tamale, Ghana., Kroidl I; Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical Center of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany.; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Munich, Germany., Horn S; Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical Center of the University of Munich (LMU), Munich, Germany., Kuutiero EK; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana., Wauschkuhn C; Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn-Cologne, Germany., Ngenya A; National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania., Mackenzie C; Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Center, Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, Georgia., Wanji S; Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon., Kalinga A; National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania., Ottesen EA; Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Center, Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, Georgia., Hoerauf A; Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology (IMMIP), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.; German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), partner site Bonn-Cologne, Germany.; German-West African Center for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention (G-WAC), partner site Bonn, Germany., Debrah AY; Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (KCCR), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.; German-West African Center for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention (G-WAC), partner site Kumasi, Ghana.; Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.

Publikováno v: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene [Am J Trop Med Hyg] 2024 Oct 01; Vol. 111 (4_Suppl), pp. 66-82. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 01 (Print Publication: 2024).