LF Morbidity Based Hotspot Identification Survey: A Way Towards Endgame  

Project Summary:
The study was carried out as a part of National Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Roadmap 2030 under the leadership of Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD). This study was designed to identify the potential hotspots based on the LF morbidity cases to understand possible focal transmission and was conducted in Sunsari and Saptari districts as a piloting of hotspot identification survey. Night blood collection of 1500 participants followed by microscopic examination on-site and PCR confirmation was performed at CHDS-laboratory. 

Project Year: 2024/2025
Funding Organisation: WHO-TDR
Status: Ongoing