Seroprevalence and spatial epidemiology of Lymphatic Filariasis in American Samoa after successful mass drug administration.

• Main Authors: Colleen L Lau (Author), Kimberly Y Won (Author), Luke Becker (Author), Ricardo J Soares Magalhaes (Author), Saipale Fuimaono (Author), Wayne Melrose (Author), Patrick J Lammie (Author), Patricia M Graves (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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As part of the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF), American Samoa conducted mass drug administration (MDA) from 2000-2006, and passed transmission assessment surveys in 2011-2012. We examined the seroprevalence and spatial epidemiology of LF post-MDA to inform strategies for ong...