A mass drug administration (MDA) programme for lymphatic filariasis elimination uses a combination of two drugs given annually. In most endemic countr...

Question

A mass drug administration (MDA) programme for lymphatic filariasis elimination uses a combination of two drugs given annually. In most endemic countries outside areas co-endemic with Loa loa, which drug combination is recommended by WHO?

Accepted Answer

Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) + albendazole

Answer

Albendazole + praziquantel

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Ivermectin + albendazole

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Mebendazole + ivermectin

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Doxycycline + albendazole

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination

A mass drug administration (MDA) programme for lymphatic filariasis elimination uses a combination of two drugs given annually. In most endemic countries outside areas co-endemic with Loa loa, which drug combination is recommended by WHO?