The eradication of lymphatic filariasis is the ongoing attempt to eradicate the Filarioidea worms which cause the disease lymphatic filariasis and also treat the people who already have the infection.[ citation needed]
In 1998, various countries established the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis as a project of the World Health Organization. [1] This international effort had the goal of having eradication programs in every country to eliminate the disease globally. [1]
The disease spreads when a mosquito transfers a worm parasite through mosquito bite. [2] In various regions the species of worm and mosquito can vary. [2] The prevention and treatment plans differ according to whatever is effective against the species in a given region. [2]
The creation of maps and planning of local monitoring systems has been an essential part of all regional eradication plans. [3]
In the 1970s there was an eradication experiment in French Polynesia. [4] Samoa and Fiji did experiments in the early 1990s. [4] These practical experiments in eradication became models for LF eradication for the rest of the world to use. [4]
A 2018 update for Madagascar reported that many people still tested positive for parasite. [5]
China participated in the program and became LF free in 2007. [6] Prior to that, the disease had been in China since ancient times. [6] In the 1980s China had 30 million people with the disease. [6]
As of 2016 various countries in South East Asia were at different phases in their national elimination programs. [7] Bangladesh, Thailand, Maldives, and Sri Lanka all ended their mass drug administration programs due to success in elimination. India, Indonesia, East Timor, Nepal, and Myanmar are actively doing mass drug administration (MDA). [7]
Thailand took a baseline survey of LF in 2001. [8] From 2002 to 2011 the country did MDA. [8] In September 2017, the World Health Organization declared Thailand to be free of LF. [8]
Tonga did MDA from 2001 to 2006. The World Health Organization declared the country free of LF in 2017. [9]
The eradication of lymphatic filariasis is the ongoing attempt to eradicate the Filarioidea worms which cause the disease lymphatic filariasis and also treat the people who already have the infection.[ citation needed]
In 1998, various countries established the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis as a project of the World Health Organization. [1] This international effort had the goal of having eradication programs in every country to eliminate the disease globally. [1]
The disease spreads when a mosquito transfers a worm parasite through mosquito bite. [2] In various regions the species of worm and mosquito can vary. [2] The prevention and treatment plans differ according to whatever is effective against the species in a given region. [2]
The creation of maps and planning of local monitoring systems has been an essential part of all regional eradication plans. [3]
In the 1970s there was an eradication experiment in French Polynesia. [4] Samoa and Fiji did experiments in the early 1990s. [4] These practical experiments in eradication became models for LF eradication for the rest of the world to use. [4]
A 2018 update for Madagascar reported that many people still tested positive for parasite. [5]
China participated in the program and became LF free in 2007. [6] Prior to that, the disease had been in China since ancient times. [6] In the 1980s China had 30 million people with the disease. [6]
As of 2016 various countries in South East Asia were at different phases in their national elimination programs. [7] Bangladesh, Thailand, Maldives, and Sri Lanka all ended their mass drug administration programs due to success in elimination. India, Indonesia, East Timor, Nepal, and Myanmar are actively doing mass drug administration (MDA). [7]
Thailand took a baseline survey of LF in 2001. [8] From 2002 to 2011 the country did MDA. [8] In September 2017, the World Health Organization declared Thailand to be free of LF. [8]
Tonga did MDA from 2001 to 2006. The World Health Organization declared the country free of LF in 2017. [9]