Table 1. Overview of the treatment programme included in the simulation study.

Phase	Description	Duration	Treatment
I	Endemic period	10 years	No mass drug administration (MDA) treatment
II	Lymphatic filariasis treatment programme	4 years	Annual community-wide MDA with a coverage of 70% in pre-SAC, 70% in SAC and 60% in adults.
III	Intensified soil-transmitted helminth treatment programme	3 years	Ascaris: annual MDA treatment with a coverage of 70% in pre-SAC, 70% in SAC and 35% in adults. Hookworm: biannual MDA treatment with a coverage of 70% in pre-SAC, 70% in SAC and 60% in adults.
IV	Recovery period	2 years	No MDA treatment
V	Interruption or bounce back	At year 50	No MDA treatment