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Positive-case follow up for lymphatic filariasis after a transmission assessment survey in Haiti.
Hast, Marisa A; Javel, Alain; Denis, Eurica; Barbre, Kira; Rigodon, Jonas; Robinson, Keri; Brant, Tara A; Wiegand, Ryan; Gass, Katherine; Telfort, Marc Aurèle; Dubray, Christine.
Afiliação
  • Hast MA; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
  • Javel A; IMA World Heath, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
  • Denis E; IMA World Heath, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
  • Barbre K; Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Center (NTD-SC), Task Force for Global Health, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
  • Rigodon J; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Country Office, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
  • Robinson K; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
  • Brant TA; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
  • Wiegand R; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
  • Gass K; Neglected Tropical Diseases Support Center (NTD-SC), Task Force for Global Health, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
  • Telfort MA; Ministry of Public Health and Population (MSPP), Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
  • Dubray C; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
PLoS Negl Trop Dis ; 16(2): e0010231, 2022 02.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35213537
BACKGROUND: Lymphatic filariasis (LF) has been targeted for global elimination as a public health problem since 1997. The primary strategy to interrupt transmission is annual mass drug administration (MDA) for ≥5 years. The transmission assessment survey (TAS) was developed as a decision-making tool to measure LF antigenemia in children to determine when MDA in a region can be stopped. The objective of this study was to investigate potential sampling strategies for follow-up of LF-positive children identified in TAS to detect evidence of ongoing transmission. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPLE FINDINGS: Nippes Department in Haiti passed TAS 1 with 2 positive cases and stopped MDA in 2015; however, 8 positive children were found during TAS 2 in 2017, which prompted a more thorough assessment of ongoing transmission. Purposive sampling was used to select the closest 50 households to each index case household, and systematic random sampling was used to select 20 households from each index case census enumeration area. All consenting household members aged ≥2 years were surveyed and tested for circulating filarial antigen (CFA) using the rapid filarial test strip and for Wb123-specific antibodies using the Filaria Detect IgG4 ELISA. Among 1,927 participants, 1.5% were CFA-positive and 4.5% were seropositive. CFA-positive individuals were identified for 6 of 8 index cases. Positivity ranged from 0.4-2.4%, with highest positivity in the urban commune Miragoane. Purposive sampling found the highest number of CFA-positives (17 vs. 9), and random sampling found a higher percent positive (2.4% vs. 1.4%). CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: Overall, both purposive and random sampling methods were reasonable and achievable methods of TAS follow-up in resource-limited settings. Both methods identified additional CFA-positives in close geographic proximity to LF-positive children found by TAS, and both identified strong signs of ongoing transmission in the large urban commune of Miragoane. These findings will help inform standardized guidelines for post-TAS surveillance.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Filariose Linfática / Filaricidas Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Animals / Child / Humans País/Região como assunto: Caribe / Haiti Idioma: En Revista: PLoS Negl Trop Dis Assunto da revista: MEDICINA TROPICAL Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Filariose Linfática / Filaricidas Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Animals / Child / Humans País/Região como assunto: Caribe / Haiti Idioma: En Revista: PLoS Negl Trop Dis Assunto da revista: MEDICINA TROPICAL Ano de publicação: 2022 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Estados Unidos País de publicação: Estados Unidos