Michael J Hopkins, Brittni N Moore, Jasmin L Jeffery, Andrea S Young
Demystifying the 'hidden curriculum' for minoritized graduate students
eLife
historically human prevalence wuchereria bancrofti infection wallis futuna waf among highest pacific mass drug administration mda lymphatic filariasis lf either diethylcarbamazine citrate dec combination dec albendazole implemented decades determine whether lf antigen prevalence waf lower 1 infection threshold elimination area aedes spp principal vectors conducted whorecommended transmission assessment survey 2012 present results schoolbased survey targeted 1014 students 13 elementary schools waf fingerprick circulating filarial antigen cfa positivity checked grade 25 students using binaxnow filariasis test immunochromatographic test 935 children tested three positive cfa two schools territory level critical cutoff nine cases whole territory considered single evaluation unit prevalence cfa waf less 1 reaching goal lf elimination set able recommend stopping lf mda move postmda surveillance detect recrudescence survey successfully paved way waf validated achieving lf elimination public health problem 2020