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Erica A. Shoemaker

ORCID: 0000-0002-9799-6021
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Research Areas
  • Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
  • Nematode management and characterization studies
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Insects and Parasite Interactions
  • Parasites and Host Interactions

RTI International
 2019-2020

 Risk factors associated with failing pre-transmission assessment surveys (pre-TAS) in lymphatic filariasis elimination programs: Results of a multi-country analysis
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Clara R. Burgert Kathryn L. Zoerhoff Maureen Headland Erica A. Shoemaker Rachel Stelmach and 24 more Mohammad Jahirul Karim Wilfrid Batcho Clarisse Bougouma Roland Bougma Biholong Benjamin Didier Georges Nko’Ayissi Benjamin Marfo Jean Frantz Lemoine Helena Ullyartha Pangaribuan Eksi Wijayanti Yaya Ibrahim Coulibaly Salif Seriba Doumbia Pradip Rimal Adamou Bacthiri Salissou Yukaba Bah Upendo Mwingira Andreas Nshala Edridah Muheki Joseph P. Shott Violetta Yevstigneyeva Egide Ndayishimye Margaret Baker John D. Kraemer Molly Brady

Achieving elimination of lymphatic filariasis (LF) as a public health problem requires minimum five effective rounds mass drug administration (MDA) and demonstrating low prevalence in subsequent assessments. The first assessments recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) are sentinel spot-check sites—referred to pre-transmission assessment surveys (pre-TAS)—in each implementation unit after MDA. If pre-TAS shows that site has been lowered less than 1% microfilaremia or 2%...

10.1371/journal.pntd.0008301 article EN public-domain PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2020-06-01
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