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Fit for purpose : do we have the right tools to sustain NTD elimination?

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Reimer, Lisa J., Adams, Emily R., Paine, Mark J. I., Ranson, Hilary, Coleman, Marlize, Thomsen, Edward K., MacPherson, Eleanor E., Hollingsworth, T. Déirdre, Kelly-Hope, Louise A., Bockarie, Moses J., Ford, Louise, Harrison, Robert A., Stothard, J., Taylor, Mark J., Hamon, Nicholas and Torr, Stephen J. (2015) Fit for purpose : do we have the right tools to sustain NTD elimination? BMC Proceedings, 9 (Supplement 10). S5. doi:10.1186/1753-6561-9-S10-S5

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Abstract

Priorities for NTD control programmes will shift over the next 10-20 years as the elimination phase reaches the ‘end game’ for some NTDs, and the recognition that the control of other NTDs is much more problematic. The current goal of scaling up programmes based on preventive chemotherapy (PCT) will alter to sustaining NTD prevention, through sensitive surveillance and rapid response to resurgence. A new suite of tools and approaches will be required for both PCT and Intensive Disease Management (IDM) diseases in this timeframe to enable disease endemic countries to:

1. Sensitively and sustainably survey NTD transmission and prevalence in order to identify and respond quickly to resurgence.

2. Set relevant control targets based not only on epidemiological indicators but also entomological and ecological metrics and use decision support technology to help meet those targets.

3. Implement verified and cost-effective tools to prevent transmission throughout the elimination phase.

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and partners propose to evaluate and implement existing tools from other disease systems as well as new tools in the pipeline in order to support endemic country ownership in NTD decision-making during the elimination phase and beyond.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences
Faculty of Science > Life Sciences (2010- )
Faculty of Science > Mathematics
Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Tropical medicine -- Vaccination, Vector-pathogen relationships, Chemotherapy -- Vaccination, Vaccines
Journal or Publication Title: BMC Proceedings
Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd.
ISSN: 1753-6561
Official Date: 18 December 2015
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18 December 2015Published
Volume: 9
Number: Supplement 10
Article Number: S5
DOI: 10.1186/1753-6561-9-S10-S5
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access

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