Lymphatic filariasis epidemiology in Samoa in 2018: Geographic clustering and higher antigen prevalence in older age groups.

• Main Authors: Colleen L Lau (Author), Kelley Meder (Author), Helen J Mayfield (Author), Therese Kearns (Author), Brady McPherson (Author), Take Naseri (Author), Robert Thomsen (Author), Shannon M Hedtke (Author), Sarah Sheridan (Author), Katherine Gass (Author), Patricia M Graves (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Samoa conducted eight nationwide rounds of mass drug administration (MDA) for lymphatic filariasis (LF) between 1999 and 2011, and two targeted rounds in 2015 and 2017 in North West Upolu (NWU), one of three evaluation units (EUs). Transmission Assessment Surveys (TAS)...