Browsing by Author "Lau, Colleen L"

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Leptospirosis in American Samoa - estimating and mapping risk using environmental data

Lau, Colleen L; Clements, Archie C.A; Skelly, Chris; Dodson, Annette J; Smythe, Lee D; Weinstein, Philip (School of Population Health, University of Queensland, 2012)

The recent emergence of leptospirosis has been linked to many environmental drivers of disease transmission. Accurate epidemiological data are lacking because of under-diagnosis, poor laboratory capacity, and inadequate ...
Lymphatic filariasis elimination in American Samoa: evaluation of molecular xenomonitoring as a surveillance tool in the endgame

Lau, Colleen L; Won, Kimberly Y; Lammie, Patrick J; Graves, Patricia M (PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016)

The Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis has made significant progress toward interrupting transmission of lymphatic filariasis (LF) through mass drug administration (MDA). Operational challenges in defining ...
Seroprevalence and spatial epidemiology of lymphatic filariasis in American Samoa after successful mass drug administration

Lau, Colleen L; Won, Kimberly Y; Becker, Luke; Magalhaels, Ricardo J. Soares; Fuimaono, Saipale; Melrose, Wayne; Lammie, Patrick J; Graves, Patricia M (PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014)

Background: As part of the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF), American Samoa conducted mass drug administration (MDA) from 2000–2006, and passed transmission assessment surveys in 2011–2012. We examined ...

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