Effect of mass drug administration programme on microfilaria carriers in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) or elephantiasis is a major public health problem not only due to morbid condition but also due to social stigma, sexual incapacitation and considerable economic loss. National Health Policy 2002, aims at elimination of transmission and the prevention of disability due to LF by the year 2015, through mass drug administration (MDA) programme with annual single dose of diethyl-carbamizine citrate (DEC) tablets1.