01027nas a2200181   4500000000100000008004100001653003900042653002900081653002500110100001600135700001400151700001500165245013800180856012200318300001000440490000600450520038900456       2014                            d10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)10aMass drug administration10aLymphatic filariasis1 aRamaiah K D1 aOttesen E1 aBockarie M00aProgress and impact of 13 years of the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis on reducing the burden of filarial disease.  uhttp://www.plosntds.org/article/fetchObject.action?uri=info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pntd.0003319&representation=PDF  ae33190 v83 a<p>The MDA programme has resulted in significant reduction of the LF burden. Extension of MDA to all at-risk countries and to all regions within those countries where MDA has not yet reached 100% geographic coverage is imperative to further reduce the number of microfilaraemia and chronic disease cases and to reach the global target of interrupting transmission of LF by 2020.</p>