Fig. 7

Comparison of main strategies for elimination of LF in different settings, with systematic adherence included. The interventions compared are mass drug administration at 65 % coverage, mass drug administration at a higher 80 % coverage, bi- annual MDA at 65 % coverage and annual MDA at 80 % coverage. The three endemic settings considered are mf prevalence 15 % (high), 10 % (medium) & 5 % (low). Furthermore, there is a 50 % correlation between whether an individual complies with the intervention in each round, combined with a correlation of 0.5 between bite exposure and MDA adherence as well as a 0.5 correlation between use of bed nets and adherence with MDA. The left column is in a setting where Anopheles dominates transmission and the right column is where Culex dominates transmission. a & b are the ICT prevalence for the medium endemic setting over 20 years averaged over the simulation runs; (c) & (d) are mf prevalence after 5 years; (e) & (f) are ICT prevalence after 5 years and (g) & (h) are the probability of elimination are 5 years