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Evidence for stopping mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis in some, but not all local government areas of Plateau and Nasarawa States, NigeriaJonathan D King
The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia The Carter Center, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
Am J Trop Med Hyg 87:272-80. 2012..71% (exact upper 95% CI = 2.19%), too high to recommend generally halting MDA in the two-state area. However, based on criteria of < 2% antigenemia among persons > 2 years of age, stopping MDA was recommended for 10 LGAs...
Improving community participation to eliminate lymphatic filariasis in American SamoaJonathan D King
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341, United States
Acta Trop 120:S48-54. 2011..With the increased emphasis on the use of mass distribution for delivery of drugs for a number of neglected tropical diseases, other programs may benefit from a similar approach...- The burden of trachoma in Ayod County of Southern SudanJonathan D King
The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2:e299. 2008..Recent surveys have shown trachoma to be a serious cause of blindness in Southern Sudan. We conducted this survey in Ayod County of Jonglei State to estimate the need for intervention activities to eliminate blinding trachoma... - Integrating NTD mapping protocols: Can surveys for trachoma and urinary schistosomiasis be done simultaneously?Jonathan D King
The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia 30306, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 81:793-8. 2009..Integrating trachoma into SCH school-based surveys, and SCH into trachoma surveys, was quick and easy, but in this setting, school-based surveys were more useful for identifying communities where intervention is warranted... - Randomised trial of face-washing to develop a standard definition of a clean face for monitoring trachoma control programmesJonathan D King
The Carter Center, One Copenhill, Atlanta, GA 30307, USA
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 105:7-16. 2011..This study suggests that the absence of ocular and dry nasal discharge can be used as an indicator of 'clean face', although it is not a good predictor of whether a face has been washed and is difficult to recommend... - The excess burden of trachomatous trichiasis in women: a systematic review and meta-analysisElizabeth A Cromwell
The Carter Center, 1 Copenhill, 453 Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30307, USA
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 103:985-92. 2009..Women must be specifically and deliberately targeted for trichiasis surgery if the aim of eliminating blindness from trachoma is to be achieved... - Blinding trachoma in katsina state, Nigeria: population-based prevalence survey in ten local government areasNimzing F Jip
The Carter Center, Jos, Nigeria
Ophthalmic Epidemiol 15:294-302. 2008..To assess the prevalence of trachomatous inflammation follicular (TF) in children aged 1-9 years and trachomatous trichiasis (TT) in adults aged 15 years or more in Katsina State, Nigeria... 
Assessing transmission of lymphatic filariasis using parasitologic, serologic, and entomologic tools after mass drug administration in American SamoaJanice M Mladonicky
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, Georgia 30341 3724, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 80:769-73. 2009..Thus, monitoring of infections in mosquitoes and antifilarial antibody levels in children may serve as indicators of local transmission and be useful for making decisions about program endpoints...- Methods for estimating population coverage of mass distribution programmes: a review of practices in relation to trachoma controlElizabeth A Cromwell
The Carter Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 106:588-95. 2012..They merit use until standard guidelines are available. CRS methods should be used to verify population coverage derived from LQAS, purposive sampling methods and administrative reports... - Impact of five annual rounds of mass drug administration with diethylcarbamazine and albendazole on Wuchereria bancrofti infection in American SamoaJennifer L Liang
Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 78:924-8. 2008..0001). In 2006, antigenemia prevalence was greater in males (1.5%) than females (0.4%) (P = 0.04). The decline in antigenemia prevalence shows the effectiveness of MDA and changes made in social mobilization and drug distribution... - Assessing the WHO 50% prevalence threshold in school-aged children as indication for treatment of urogenital schistosomiasis in adults in central NigeriaDarin S Evans
The Carter Center, Atlanta, GA 30307, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 88:441-5. 2013..Given the increased risk of subtle morbidity or urogenital schistosomiasis as a risk factor for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), more liberal treatment of adults with praziquantel is warranted... - Xenomonitoring of Wuchereria bancrofti and Dirofilaria immitis infections in mosquitoes from American Samoa: trapping considerations and a comparison of polymerase chain reaction assays with dissectionEric W Chambers
Atlanta Research and Education Foundation, Decatur, Georgia, USA
Am J Trop Med Hyg 80:774-81. 2009..polynesiensis and related species are the primary vectors... - Incremental cost of conducting population-based prevalence surveys for a neglected tropical disease: the example of trachoma in 8 national programsChaoqun Chen
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 5:e979. 2011..An economic analysis was performed to estimate the cost of trachoma prevalence surveys conducted between 2006 and 2010 from 8 national trachoma control programs in Africa... - Monitoring of mass distribution interventions for trachoma in Plateau State, NigeriaElizabeth A Cromwell
The Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
PLoS Negl Trop Dis 7:e1995. 2013..CRS for evaluation of MDA provides a useful additional monitoring tool to CDD registers. These data support modification of distributor training and MDA delivery to increase coverage in subsequent rounds of MDA...