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. 2010 Jun 1;4(6):e708. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000708

Table 4. GPELF MDA treatments (2000–2007).

WHO Region GPELF Countries (2000–2007) Individuals Treated with MDA (Millions) Treated Individuals Infected with LF (Millions)1 Benefit Cohort Population (Millions)
AMRO Brazil, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti 2.2 0.2 0.1
AFRO Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Comoros, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania (incl. Zanzibar), Togo, Uganda 51.2 5.1 2.9
EMRO Egypt, Yemen 2.7 0.3 0.2
WPRO American Samoa, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Fed. States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Malaysia, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna 17.4 1.7 1.0
SEARO Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste 494.4 49.4 27.2
All Regions 48 total countries 567.9 56.8 31.4
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Assumed that 10% of at-risk population is actually infected with LF [1].