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Filariasis status 2024
April 24 , 2024
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- Tamil Nadu is now closer to achieving elimination of filariasis.
- Now it “stands as the only State in the country to successfully accomplish all requisite Mass Drug Administration (MDA) rounds and attain a microfilaria (Mf) rate of below one per cent.
- Lymphatic filariasis is a neglected tropical disease, and if not attended to properly, it can lead to lifelong disability.
- Tamil Nadu, along with Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal had contributed to 95% of the total burden of filariasis in the country.
- Tamil Nadu was the pioneer State in the country to launch the MDA programme in Cuddalore district, during 1996, as a pilot project.
- Based on its success, the programme was extended to 25 other endemic districts in the State, from 1998.
- Transmission Assessment Surveys (TAS) has carried out in 2014, 2016 and 2018 showed a Mf rate of 0.18%, 0.21% and 0.10% respectively.
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