 Another study evaluated the effectiveness of ivermectin and albendazole in "M. perstans" and "Wuchereria bancrofti" coinfection in a filarial endemic region of Mali, finding that "M. perstans" infection did not have a significant effect on the treatment of "W. bancrofti".Other studies have evaluated the efficacy of other treatments on co-infection with other filarial parasites and "M.