Which Filariasis Mass Treatment Regimen for This Area and This Person? (WHO 2017)
Picks the WHO 2017 filariasis mass treatment regimen for an area.
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Example
- Onchocerciasis endemic anywhere in the country
- No
- Loiasis co-endemic
- No
- Program status
- Not started, or fewer than four effective rounds
- Age in years
- 30
- Height in cm
- 165
- Pregnancy
- No
- Severely ill
- No
- History of seizures or neurocysticercosis
- No
Result: IDA once a year (not started, or fewer than four effective rounds). This person is eligible: ivermectin 200 micrograms/kg with DEC 6 mg/kg and albendazole 400 mg.
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What you enter
- Onchocerciasis endemic anywhere in the country
- Loiasis co-endemic
- Ivermectin already distributed here (onchocerciasis or LF)
- Program status (no onchocerciasis or loiasis)
- Age in years
- Height in cm
- Pregnancy
- Severely ill
- History of seizures or neurocysticercosis
How this is calculated
Citation
WHO. Guideline: alternative mass drug administration regimens to eliminate lymphatic filariasis. Geneva: WHO; 2017. Table 1 (p. xvii), Box 1 (p. 2) and the IDA subgroup considerations. Read the source ↗
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