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Predictive risk mapping of lymphatic filariasis residual hotspots in American Samoa using demographic and environmental factors

2022-09-26 public and global health Title + abstract only
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BackgroundAmerican Samoa successfully completed seven rounds of mass drug administration (MDA) for lymphatic filariasis (LF) from 2000-2006. The territory passed the school-based transmission assessment surveys in 2011 and 2015 but failed in 2016. One of the key challenges after the implementation of MDA is the identification of any residual hotspots of transmission. MethodBased on data collected in a 2016 community survey in persons aged [≥]8 years, Bayesian geostatistical models were devel...

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