When, Who, and How to Sample: Designing Practical Surveillance for 7 Neglected Tropical Diseases as We Approach Elimination
Jaspreet Toor, Luc E. Coffeng, Jonathan I. D. Hamley, Claudio Fronterrè, Joaquín M. Prada, Soledad Castaño, Emma L. Davis, William Godwin, Andreia Vasconcelos, Graham F. Medley, T. Déirdre Hollingsworth
Abstract
As neglected tropical disease programs look to consolidate the successes of moving towards elimination, we need to understand the dynamics of transmission at low prevalence to inform surveillance strategies for detecting elimination and resurgence. In this special collection, modelling insights are used to highlight drivers of local elimination, evaluate strategies for detecting resurgence, and show the importance of rational spatial sampling schemes for several neglected tropical diseases (specifically schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminths, lymphatic filariasis, trachoma, onchocerciasis, visceral leishmaniasis, and gambiense sleeping sickness).