Impact of mass drug administration with Ivermectin, Diethylcarbamazine, and Albendazole in elimination of lymphatic filariasis in five districts of Nepal

Ram Kumar Mahato, Gokarna Dahal, Yadu Chandra Ghimire, Rudra Prasad Marasini, David T. S. Hayman, Kaliannagounder Krishnamoorthy, Sunil Raj Sharma, Dipak Sah, Ram Balak Ray, Radha Subedi, Keshav Raj Pandit, Sudip Raj Khatiwada, Achut Babu Ojha, Saroj Mahaseth, Deepak Bahadur Mahata, Molly Brady, Clara R. Burgert-Brucker, Briana Stone, Ashna Parajuli, Satya Raj Paudel, Bhim Prakash Devkota, Chandra Bhal Jha, Krishna Prasad Paudel, Bhim Prasad Sapkota, Bijay Bajracharya

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004809
Published: 2026-04-24
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pgph.0004809,
  title = {Impact of mass drug administration with Ivermectin, Diethylcarbamazine, and Albendazole in elimination of lymphatic filariasis in five districts of Nepal},
  author = {Ram Kumar Mahato and Gokarna Dahal and Yadu Chandra Ghimire and Rudra Prasad Marasini and David T. S. Hayman and Kaliannagounder Krishnamoorthy and Sunil Raj Sharma and Dipak Sah and Ram Balak Ray and Radha Subedi and Keshav Raj Pandit and Sudip Raj Khatiwada and Achut Babu Ojha and Saroj Mahaseth and Deepak Bahadur Mahata and Molly Brady and Clara R. Burgert-Brucker and Briana Stone and Ashna Parajuli and Satya Raj Paudel and Bhim Prakash Devkota and Chandra Bhal Jha and Krishna Prasad Paudel and Bhim Prasad Sapkota and Bijay Bajracharya},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS Global Public Health},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pgph.0004809},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004809}
}

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TI  - Impact of mass drug administration with Ivermectin, Diethylcarbamazine, and Albendazole in elimination of lymphatic filariasis in five districts of Nepal
AU  - Ram Kumar Mahato
AU  - Gokarna Dahal
AU  - Yadu Chandra Ghimire
AU  - Rudra Prasad Marasini
AU  - David T. S. Hayman
AU  - Kaliannagounder Krishnamoorthy
AU  - Sunil Raj Sharma
AU  - Dipak Sah
AU  - Ram Balak Ray
AU  - Radha Subedi
AU  - Keshav Raj Pandit
AU  - Sudip Raj Khatiwada
AU  - Achut Babu Ojha
AU  - Saroj Mahaseth
AU  - Deepak Bahadur Mahata
AU  - Molly Brady
AU  - Clara R. Burgert-Brucker
AU  - Briana Stone
AU  - Ashna Parajuli
AU  - Satya Raj Paudel
AU  - Bhim Prakash Devkota
AU  - Chandra Bhal Jha
AU  - Krishna Prasad Paudel
AU  - Bhim Prasad Sapkota
AU  - Bijay Bajracharya
PY  - 2026
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Mahato, R. K., Dahal, G., Ghimire, Y. C., Marasini, R. P., Hayman, D. T. S., Krishnamoorthy, K., Sharma, S. R., Sah, D., Ray, R. B., Subedi, R., Pandit, K. R., Khatiwada, S. R., Ojha, A. B., Mahaseth, S., Mahata, D. B., Brady, M., Burgert-Brucker, C. R., Stone, B., Parajuli, A., Paudel, S. R., Devkota, B. P., Jha, C. B., Paudel, K. P., Sapkota, B. P., & Bajracharya, B. (2026). Impact of mass drug administration with Ivermectin, Diethylcarbamazine, and Albendazole in elimination of lymphatic filariasis in five districts of Nepal. PLOS Global Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0004809

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