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Association between response to albendazole treatment and β-tubulin genotype frequencies in soil-transmitted helminths by Diawara, Aïssatou, Halpenny, Carli M, Churcher, Thomas S, Mwandawiro, Charles, Kihara, Jimmy, Kaplan, Ray M, Streit, Thomas G, Idaghdour, Youssef, Scott, Marilyn E, Basáñez, Maria-Gloria, Prichard, Roger K

“…Albendazole (ABZ), a benzimidazole (BZ) anthelmintic (AH), is commonly used for treatment of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs). Its regular use increases the…”
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Longitudinal monitoring of the development of antifilarial antibodies and acquisition of Wuchereria bancrofti in a highly endemic area of Haiti by Hamlin, Katy L, Moss, Delynn M, Priest, Jeffrey W, Roberts, Jacquelin, Kubofcik, Joseph, Gass, Katherine, Streit, Thomas G, Nutman, Thomas B, Eberhard, Mark L, Lammie, Patrick J

“…Antifilarial antibody testing has been established as a sensitive and specific method of diagnosing lymphatic filariasis. However, the development of…”
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Partnering for impact: Integrated transmission assessment surveys for lymphatic filariasis, soil transmitted helminths and malaria in Haiti by Knipes, Alaine Kathryn, Lemoine, Jean Frantz, Monestime, Franck, Fayette, Carl R, Direny, Abdel N, Desir, Luccene, Beau de Rochars, Valery E, Streit, Thomas G, Renneker, Kristen, Chu, Brian K, Chang, Michelle A, Mace, Kimberly E, Won, Kimberly Y, Lammie, Patrick J

“…Since 2001, Haiti's National Program for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis (NPELF) has worked to reduce the transmission of lymphatic filariasis (LF)…”
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A community-based study of factors associated with continuing transmission of lymphatic filariasis in Leogane, Haiti by Boyd, Alexis, Won, Kimberly Y, McClintock, Shannon K, Donovan, Catherine V, Laney, Sandra J, Williams, Steven A, Pilotte, Nils, Streit, Thomas G, Beau de Rochars, Madsen V E, Lammie, Patrick J

“…Seven rounds of mass drug administration (MDA) have been administered in Leogane, Haiti, an area hyperendemic for lymphatic filariasis (LF). Sentinel site…”
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Haiti National Program for the elimination of lymphatic filariasis--a model of success in the face of adversity by Oscar, Roland, Lemoine, Jean Frantz, Direny, Abdel Nasser, Desir, Luccene, Beau de Rochars, Valery E Madsen, Poirier, Mathieu J P, Varghese, Ann, Obidegwu, Ijeoma, Lammie, Patrick J, Streit, Thomas G, Milord, Marie Denise

“…  Significant progress has been made in the effort to develop a national LF program in Haiti, thanks to the highly motivated staff of the Ministry of Public…”
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Genome-based polymorphic microsatellite development and validation in the mosquito Aedes aegypti and application to population genetics in Haiti by Lovin, Diane D, Washington, Katie O, deBruyn, Becky, Hemme, Ryan R, Mori, Akio, Epstein, Sarah R, Harker, Brent W, Streit, Thomas G, Severson, David W

“…Microsatellite markers have proven useful in genetic studies in many organisms, yet microsatellite-based studies of the dengue and yellow fever vector mosquito…”
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National mass drug administration costs for lymphatic filariasis elimination by Goldman, Ann S, Guisinger, Victoria H, Aikins, Moses, Amarillo, Maria Lourdes E, Belizario, Vicente Y, Garshong, Bertha, Gyapong, John, Kabali, Conrad, Kamal, Hussein A, Kanjilal, Sanjat, Kyelem, Dominique, Lizardo, Jefrey, Malecela, Mwele, Mubyazi, Godfrey, Nitièma, P Abdoulaye, Ramzy, Reda M R, Streit, Thomas G, Wallace, Aaron, Brady, Molly A, Rheingans, Richard, Ottesen, Eric A, Haddix, Anne C

“…Because lymphatic filariasis (LF) elimination efforts are hampered by a dearth of economic information about the cost of mass drug administration (MDA)…”
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Endpoints for lymphatic filariasis programs by Grady, Caroline A, de Rochars, Madsen Beau, Direny, Abdel N, Orelus, Jean Nicolas, Wendt, Joyanna, Radday, Jeanne, Mathieu, Els, Roberts, Jacquelin M, Streit, Thomas G, Addiss, David G, Lammie, Patrick J

“…In 2000, annual mass administration of diethlycarbamazine and albendazole began in Leogane Commune, Haiti, to interrupt transmission of lymphatic filariasis…”
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A low-tech analytical method for diethylcarbamazine citrate in medicated salt by Weaver, Abigail, Brown, Patrick, Huey, Shannon, Magallon, Marco, Bollman, E Brennan, Mares, Dominique, Streit, Thomas G, Lieberman, Marya

“…The World Health Organization has called for an effort to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) around the world. In regions where the disease is endemic, local…”
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Over 25 Years of Hope: Development of Lymphatic Filariasis Patient Support Groups in Haiti by Beau De Rochars, Valery Madsen, Coreil, Jeannine, Désir, Martha, Mayard, Gladys, Michel, Marie Carmel, Milord, Marie Denise, Carpenter, Rand, Streit, Thomas G, Désir, Luccène, Noland, Gregory S, Addiss, David G

“…Support groups can create environments that are conducive to healing and well-being, particularly for persons with stigmatizing chronic diseases. In 1998, the…”
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Assessing the impact of a missed mass drug administration in Haiti by Won, Kimberly Y, Beau de Rochars, Madsen, Kyelem, Dominique, Streit, Thomas G, Lammie, Patrick J

“…Based on initial mapping results, communes were stratified into high, moderate, and low priority for treatment. Because of limited resources, the decision was…”
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Measuring Haitian children's exposure to chikungunya, dengue and malaria by Poirier, Mathieu Jp, Moss, Delynn M, Feeser, Karla R, Streit, Thomas G, Chang, Gwong-Jen J, Whitney, Matthew, Russell, Brandy J, Johnson, Barbara W, Basile, Alison J, Goodman, Christin H, Barry, Amanda K, Lammie, Patrick J

“…To differentiate exposure to the newly introduced chikungunya virus from exposure to endemic dengue virus and other pathogens in Haiti. We used a multiplex…”
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Translating Research into Reality: Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis from Haiti by Lammie, Patrick J, Eberhard, Mark L, Addiss, David G, Won, Kimberly Y, Beau de Rochars, Madsen, Direny, Abdel N, Milord, Marie Denise, Lafontant, Jack Guy, Streit, Thomas G

“…Research provides the essential foundation of disease elimination programs, including the global program to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (GPELF). The…”
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A longitudinal analysis of the effect of mass drug administration on acute inflammatory episodes and disease progression in lymphedema patients in Leogane, Haiti by Eddy, Brittany A, Blackstock, Anna J, Williamson, John M, Addiss, David G, Streit, Thomas G, Beau de Rochars, Valery M, Fox, Leanne M

“…We conducted a longitudinal analysis of 117 lymphedema patients in a filariasis-endemic area of Haiti during 1995-2008. No difference in lymphedema progression…”
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Participation in three consecutive mass drug administrations in Leogane, Haiti by Mathieu, Els, Direny, Abdel N., De Rochars, Madsen Beau, Streit, Thomas G., Addiss, David G., Lammie, Patrick J.

“…Summary Objectives  In the global effort to eliminate lymphatic filariasis, mass drug administrations (MDAs) are organised annually. The success of this…”
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Community-wide reduction in prevalence and intensity of intestinal helminths as a collateral benefit of lymphatic filariasis elimination programs by De Rochars, Madsen Beau, Direny, Abdel N, Roberts, Jacquelin M, Addiss, David G, Radday, Jeanne, Beach, Michael J, Streit, Thomas G, Dardith, Desire, Lafontant, Jack Guy, Lammie, Patrick J

“…Annual mass treatment with antifilarial drugs is the cornerstone of the global program to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF). Although the primary goal of the…”
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Geographic distribution of lymphatic filariasis in Haiti by Beau de Rochars, Madsen V E, Milord, M Denise, St Jean, Yvan, Désormeaux, Anne M, Dorvil, Jean J, Lafontant, Jack G, Addiss, David G, Streit, Thomas G

“…Although lymphatic filariasis is known to have been endemic in Haiti since at least the mid 1700s, a national filariasis survey has never been conducted. As a…”
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The Leogane, Haiti demonstration project: decreased microfilaremia and program costs after three years of mass drug administration by de Rochars, Madsen Beau, Kanjilal, Sanjat, Direny, Abdel N, Radday, Jeanne, Lafontant, Jack G, Mathieu, Els, Rheingans, Richard D, Haddix, Anne C, Streit, Thomas G, Beach, Michael J, Addiss, David G, Lammie, Patrick J

“…To support the global program to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF), well-monitored demonstration projects are important for defining the relationship between…”
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Randomised placebo-controlled comparison of ivermectin and albendazole alone and in combination for Wuchereria bancrofti microfilaraemia in Haitian children by Addiss, D G, Beach, M J, Streit, T G, Lutwick, S, LeConte, F H, Lafontant, J G, Hightower, A W, Lammie, P J

“…Lymphatic filariasis and intestinal helminth infections are important disorders in tropical areas. Periodic treatment with albendazole is now used in many…”
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PCR and Mosquito dissection as tools to monitor filarial infection levels following mass treatment by Goodman, David S, Orelus, Jean-Nicolas, Roberts, Jacquelin M, Lammie, Patrick J, Streit, Thomas G

“…BACKGROUND: Entomological methods may provide important tools for monitoring the progress of lymphatic filariasis elimination programs. In this study, we…”
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