HighlightsInterventions based on mass drug administration and insecticide-treated nets led to a marked decline in Wuchereria bancrofti circulating filarial antigen (CFA) in young school children.The official reported treatment coverage was relatively higher than the surveyed coverage.There has been an increase in ownership and utilization of insecticide-treated nets in the study areas.
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