LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS COULD BE ELIMINATED BY 2020, WHO SAYS

摘要

The expansion of mass drug administration (MDA) is helping to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF), a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) says. MDA — currently used in 60 LF-endemic countries — is recommended to stop the spread of the disease. It involves a single combined dose of medicines given annually to all persons living in endemic areas for 4-6 years.