Time for a diagnostic sea-change: Rethinking neglected tropical disease diagnostics to achieve elimination. by Katherine Gass

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Exploring the relationship between access to water, sanitation and hygiene and soil-transmitted helminth infection: a demonstration of two recursive partitioning tools. by Katherine Gass, David G Addiss, Matthew C Freeman

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How correlations between treatment access and surveillance inclusion impact neglected tropical disease monitoring and evaluation-A simulated study. by Jessica Clark, Emma L Davis, Joaquin M Prada, Katherine Gass, Alison Krentel, T Déirdre Hollingsworth

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Pilot assessment of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in the context of transmission assessment surveys for lymphatic filariasis in Benin and Tonga. by Brian K Chu, Katherine Gass, Wilfrid Batcho, Malakai 'Ake, Améyo M Dorkenoo, Elvire Adjinacou, 'Eva Mafi, David G Addiss

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Potential strategies for strengthening surveillance of lymphatic filariasis in American Samoa after mass drug administration: Reducing 'number needed to test' by targeting older ag... by Colleen L Lau, Meru Sheel, Katherine Gass, Saipale Fuimaono, Michael C David, Kimberly Y Won, Sarah Sheridan, Patricia M Graves

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Potential use of antibodies to provide an earlier indication of lymphatic filariasis resurgence in post–mass drug ad ministration surveillance in American Samoa by Angela M. Cadavid Restrepo, Katherine Gass, Kimberly Y. Won, Meru Sheel, Keri Robinson, Patricia M. Graves, Saipale Fuimaono, Colleen L Lau

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A community survey of coverage and adverse events following country-wide triple-drug mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis elimination, Samoa 2018. by Gabriela A Willis, Helen J Mayfield, Therese Kearns, Take Naseri, Robert Thomsen, Katherine Gass, Sarah Sheridan, Patricia M Graves, Colleen L Lau

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Identifying residual transmission of lymphatic filariasis after mass drug administration: Comparing school-based versus community-based surveillance - American Samoa, 2016. by Meru Sheel, Sarah Sheridan, Katherine Gass, Kimberly Won, Saipale Fuimaono, Martyn Kirk, Amor Gonzales, Shannon M Hedtke, Patricia M Graves, Colleen L Lau

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Review of MDA registers for Lymphatic Filariasis: Findings, and potential uses in addressing the endgame elimination challenges. by Dziedzom K de Souza, Katherine Gass, Joseph Otchere, Ye Min Htet, Odame Asiedu, Benjamin Marfo, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Daniel A Boakye, Collins S Ahorlu

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Geostatistical modelling enables efficient safety assessment for mass drug administration with ivermectin in Loa loa endemic areas through a combined antibody and LoaScope testing... by Olatunji Johnson, Emanuele Giorgi, Claudio Fronterrè, Benjamin Amoah, Julienne Atsame, Sylvie Ntsame Ella, Marco Biamonte, Kisito Ogoussan, Lee Hundley, Katherine Gass, Peter J Diggle

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Positive-case follow up for lymphatic filariasis after a transmission assessment survey in Haiti. by Marisa A Hast, Alain Javel, Eurica Denis, Kira Barbre, Jonas Rigodon, Keri Robinson, Tara A Brant, Ryan Wiegand, Katherine Gass, Marc Aurèle Telfort, Christine Dubray

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Longitudinal monitoring of the development of antifilarial antibodies and acquisition of Wuchereria bancrofti in a highly endemic area of Haiti. by Katy L Hamlin, Delynn M Moss, Jeffrey W Priest, Jacquelin Roberts, Joseph Kubofcik, Katherine Gass, Thomas G Streit, Thomas B Nutman, Mark L Eberhard, Patrick J Lammie

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Comparison of antigen and antibody responses in repeat lymphatic filariasis transmission assessment surveys in American Samoa. by Kimberly Y Won, Keri Robinson, Katy L Hamlin, Joseph Tufa, Margaret Seespesara, Ryan E Wiegand, Katherine Gass, Joseph Kubofcik, Thomas B Nutman, Patrick J Lammie, Saipale Fuimaono

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Lymphatic filariasis epidemiology in Samoa in 2018: Geographic clustering and higher antigen prevalence in older age groups. by Colleen L Lau, Kelley Meder, Helen J Mayfield, Therese Kearns, Brady McPherson, Take Naseri, Robert Thomsen, Shannon M Hedtke, Sarah Sheridan, Katherine Gass, Patricia M Graves

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Evaluating Molecular Xenomonitoring as a Tool for Lymphatic Filariasis Surveillance in Samoa, 2018–2019 by Brady McPherson, Helen J. Mayfield, Angus McLure, Katherine Gass, Take Naseri, Robert Thomsen, Steven A. Williams, Nils Pilotte, Therese Kearns, Patricia M. Graves, Colleen L. Lau

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Diagnostics to support elimination of lymphatic filariasis-Development of two target product profiles. by Kimberly Y Won, Katherine Gass, Marco Biamonte, Daniel Argaw Dagne, Camilla Ducker, Christopher Hanna, Achim Hoerauf, Patrick J Lammie, Sammy M Njenga, Rahmah Noordin, Kapa D Ramaiah, Reda Ramzy, Ronaldo G Carvalho Scholte, Anthony W Solomon, Ashley A Souza, Jordan Tappero, Emily Toubali, Gary J Weil, Steven A Williams, Jonathan D King

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A multicenter evaluation of diagnostic tools to define endpoints for programs to eliminate bancroftian filariasis. by Katherine Gass, Madsen V E Beau de Rochars, Daniel Boakye, Mark Bradley, Peter U Fischer, John Gyapong, Makoto Itoh, Nese Ituaso-Conway, Hayley Joseph, Dominique Kyelem, Sandra J Laney, Anne-Marie Legrand, Tilaka S Liyanage, Wayne Melrose, Khalfan Mohammed, Nils Pilotte, Eric A Ottesen, Catherine Plichart, Kapa Ramaiah, Ramakrishna U Rao, Jeffrey Talbot, Gary J Weil, Steven A Williams, Kimberly Y Won, Patrick Lammie

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How well do coverage surveys and programmatically reported mass drug administration coverage match? Results from 214 mass drug administration campaigns in 15 countries, 2008–2017 by Karsor Kollie, Nebiyu Negussu, Scott D Nash, Donal Bisanzio, Fiona M Fleming, Pamela S Mbabazi, Richard Reithinger, Kathryn L Zoerhoff, Katherine Gass, John Kraemer, Brian B Fuller, Lynsey Blair, Roland Bougma, Aboulaye Meite, Bizuayehu Gashaw, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Jean Frantz Lemoine, Helena Ullyartha Pangaribuan, Eksi Wijayanti, Clara Fabienne Rasoamanamihaja, Lazarus Juziwelo, Square Mkwanda, Pradip Rimal, Issa Gnandou, Bocar Diop, Ameyo Monique Dorkenoo, Rachel Bronzan, Edridah Muheki Tukahebwa, Fatima Kabole, Violetta Yevstigneyeva, Lauren Courtney, Joseph Koroma, Egide Endayishimye, Margaret C Baker

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Transmission assessment surveys (TAS) to define endpoints for lymphatic filariasis mass drug administration: a multicenter evaluation. by Brian K Chu, Michael Deming, Nana-Kwadwo Biritwum, Windtaré R Bougma, Améyo M Dorkenoo, Maged El-Setouhy, Peter U Fischer, Katherine Gass, Manuel Gonzalez de Peña, Leda Mercado-Hernandez, Dominique Kyelem, Patrick J Lammie, Rebecca M Flueckiger, Upendo J Mwingira, Rahmah Noordin, Irene Offei Owusu, Eric A Ottesen, Alexandre Pavluck, Nils Pilotte, Ramakrishna U Rao, Dilhani Samarasekera, Mark A Schmaedick, Sunil Settinayake, Paul E Simonsen, Taniawati Supali, Fasihah Taleo, Melissa Torres, Gary J Weil, Kimberly Y Won

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