lthough current programmes to eliminate lymphatic filariasis have made significant progress it may be necessary to use different approaches to achieve the global goal, especially where compliance has been poor and ‘hot spots’ of continued infection exist. In the absence of alternative drugs, the use of higher or more frequent dosing with the existing drugs needs to be explored. We examined the effect of higher and/or more frequent dosing with albendazole with a fixed 300mg dose of diethylcarbamazine in a Wuchereria bancrofti endemic area in Odisha, India.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/randomized-controlled-trial-increased-dose-and-frequency-albendazole-standard-dose
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shantanu-kumar-kar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/bhagirathi-dwibedi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/anna-salomi-kerketa-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-neglected-tropical-diseases
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/filariasis
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/orissa
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tropical-diseases
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drugs
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
