Évaluation de la transmission de la filariose lymphatique au Burkina Faso : à propos de 4 districts sanitaires

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Résumé

Objective: In this impact survey on the preventive chemotherapy against lymphatic filariasis, the national neglected tropical diseases programme team conducted a Transmission Assessment Survey in the health districts of Leo, Sapouy, Boromo and Dedougou. The purpose of this study was to assess lymphatic filariasis transmission in these four districts (included in two evaluation units (EU): Boucle du Mouhoun 3 and Centre-Ouest 2 after more than ten to thirteen years of mass drug treatment. Methodology: The study was a cross sectional survey which targeted the school aged children based on the cluster survey method conducted at community level. Results: ) was 0.24%. In the BMH3 EU, none of the 1716 children tested was FTS-positive. Conclusion: From the findings, we can infer that filariasis transmission has been interrupted in these districts and that mass treatment with albendazole and ivermectin can be stopped.

Mots-clés

Lymphatic filariasis, Mass drug administration, Filariasis, Wuchereria bancrofti, Albendazole, Ivermectin, Transmission (telecommunications), Medicine, Environmental health, Geography, Veterinary medicine, Immunology, Helminths, Population, Surgery, Telecommunications