When, Who, and How to Sample: Designing Practical Surveillance for 7 Neglected Tropical Diseases as We Approach Elimination. (11th June 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Toor, Jaspreet; Coffeng, Luc E; Hamley, Jonathan I D; Fronterre, Claudio; Prada, Joaquin M; Castaño, M Soledad; Davis, Emma L; Godwin, William; Vasconcelos, Andreia; Medley, Graham F; Hollingsworth, T Déirdre
• Is Part Of: Journal of infectious diseases. Volume 221(2020)Supplement 5
• Page Start: S499
• Page End: S502
• Publication Date: 2020-06-11
• Subjects: surveillance -- elimination modeling -- prevalence threshold; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Diseases -- Causes and theories of causation -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Communicable Diseases -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa198
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-1899

Abstract

Abstract: As neglected tropical disease programs look to consolidate the successes of moving towards elimination, we need to understand the dynamics of transmission at low prevalence to inform surveillance strategies for detecting elimination and resurgence. In this special collection, modelling insights are used to highlight drivers of local elimination, evaluate strategies for detecting resurgence, and show the importance of rational spatial sampling schemes for several neglected tropical diseases (specifically schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminths, lymphatic filariasis, trachoma, onchocerciasis, visceral leishmaniasis, and gambiense sleeping sickness).