The American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene's (ASTMH) 68th Annual Meeting takes place at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland on November 20 - 24. The ASTMH Annual Meeting draws over 4,000 tropical medicine and global health professionals representing government, philanthropy, non-profits, NGOs, industry, and more. Join the online conversation by using #TropMed19!
Thursday, Nov 21
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12:00 pm, Poster 523, Poster Session A (26)
- Title: Potential cross reactivity of Mansonella perstans with Wuchereria bancrofti by Filariasis Test Strips
- Authors: Benoit Dembele, HKI Mali; Mary Hodges; HKI Freetown (Act | West sub grantee); Yaobi Zhang, HKI Senegal
- Diseases of Interest: LF
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12:00 pm, Poster 524, Poster Session A (26)
- Title: Evaluation of the therapeutic coverage of mass treatment campaign against LF in a context of persistent transmission of the disease
- Authors: Micheline Ouedraogo, Dieudonne Nare, Jean-Paul Djiatsa, Fanny Yago-Wienne, HKI Ougadougou (Act | West sub grantee); Amy Veinoglou, HKI New York; Yaobi Zhang, HKI Senegal
- Diseases of interest: LF
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12:00 pm, Poster 544, Poster Session A (26)
- Title: Mass Drug Administration coverage survey in three districts that failed a repeat pre-Transmission Assessment Survey in 2017
- Authors: Habib I Kamara, Mohammed Turay, Abdulai Kandeh, Victoria Redwood-Sawyer, Mustapha Sonnie, Mary Hodges; HKI Freetown (Act | West sub grantee); Benoit Dembele, HKI Mali; Amy Veinoglou, HKI New York; Yaobi Zhang, HKI Senegal
- Disease of Interest: LF
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12:00 pm Poster 547, Poster Session A (26)
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Title: Community-based survey for program monitoring of soil transmitted helminthiasis in Sierra Leone
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Authors: Jusufu Paye, Victoria Redwood-Sawyer, Mustapha Sonnie, Mary Hodges; HKI Freetown (Act | West sub grantee); Amy Veinoglou, HKI New York; Yaobi Zhang, HKI Senegal
- Disease of Interest: STH
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12:00 pm, Poster 555, Poster Session A (26)
- Title: Data quality assessment as a project monitoring tool in mass drug administration for neglected tropical diseases in Guinea
- Authors: Badila Flore, Lamine Lamah, Bamba Foungotin Ibrahim, HKI Guinea (Act | West sub grantee)
- Diseases of interest: LF, OV, STH
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4 pm, Session 51
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Title: Hookworm infections in West Africa and Haiti – challenges in maintaining the gains of deworming in an evolving NTD landscape and implications of new guidelines for STH programs
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Presenter: Dr. Achille Kabore, FHI 360, Symposium organizer
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Diseases of interest: SCH, STH
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Friday, Nov 22
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10:15 am Session 76
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Title: Surveillance for lymphatic filariasis after validation of elimination: country strategies in the absence of formal guidelines and recommendations for the future
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Presenter: Rachel Bronzan, FHI 360, Symposium organizer
- Diseases of interest: LF
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12:00 pm, Poster 1212, Poster Session B (77)
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Title: Utilization of the Coverage Supervision Tool during Schistosomiasis Mass Drug Administration,
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Authors: Habib I Kamara, Mohammed Turay, Abdulai Kandeh, Victoria Redwood-Sawyer, Mohammed Kallon, Mustapha Sonnie, Mary Hodges; HKI Freetown (Act | West sub grantee)
- Disease of Interest: SC
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12:00 pm, Poster 1219, Poster Session B (77)
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Title: Schistosomiasis in Burkina Faso: Time to change control strategy in four persistent hotspots
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Authors: Dieudonne Nare, Jean-Paul Djiatsa, Fanny Yago-Wienne, HKI Ougadougou (Act | West sub grantee), Amy Veinoglou, HKI New York, Achille Kabore, FHI 360, Yaobi Zhang, HKI Senegal
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Diseases of interest: SCH
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12:00 pm Poster 1220, Poster Session B (77)
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Title: Efficacy of biannual treatment of schistosomiasis in moderate and high endemic areas in Burkina Faso
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Authors: Dieudonne Nare, Jean-Paul Djiatsa, Fanny Yago-Wienne, HKI, Ougadougou (Act | West sub grantee), Amy Veinoglou, HKI New York, Achille Kabore, FHI 36, Yaobi Zhang, HKI Senegal
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Diseases of interest: SCH
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12:00 pm, Poster 1120, Poster Session B (77)
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Title: Scaling up the use of HEAD START in Niger: evaluation and re-training of 133 trichiasis surgeons
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Author: Hadiara Adamou, Tchouloum Toudja, Youssouf Yaye, Josette Vignon, HKI Niger (Act | West sub grantee); Amy Veinoglou, HKI New York; Yaobi Zhang, HKI Senegal
- Disease of Interest: Trachoma
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12:00pm, Poster 1221, Poster session B (77)
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Title: Decision making for mass drug administration for schistosomiasis after impact surveys in Senegal, 2016-2018
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Authors: Daniel Albert Cohn, Achille Kabore, FHI 360
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Disease of Interest: SCH
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3:00 pm, Poster 1282, Session 93
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Title: Mansonella perstans in lymphatic filariasis hotspots in Sierra Leone
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Authors: Mustapha Sonnie, Alhassan Konneh, Mary Hodges, Speaker, HKI Freetown (Act | West sub grantee); Amy Veinoglou, HKI New York; Yaobi Zhang, HKI Senegal
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Diseases of Interest: LF
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5:00 pm, Poster 1288, Session 96
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Title: Successful integration of STH survey with LF transmission assessment surveys in ten evaluation nits in Mali
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Authors: Benoit Dembele, Boubacar Guindo, Mama Niele Doumbia, Seydou Goita, Modibo Keita, Fama Kondo, Mohamed Lamine Yattara, HKI Mali (Act | West sub grantee); Steven Reid, HKI New York; Yaobi Zhang, HKI Senegal
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Diseases of Interest: Trachoma, STH
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5:30 pm, Poster 1304, Session 99
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Title: Gender equity in mass drug administration campaign for neglected tropical diseases in Mali
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Authors: Benoit Dembele, Boubacar Guindo,Mama Niele Doumbia, Seydou Goita, Modibo Keita, Fama Kondo, Mohamed Lamine Yattara, HKI Mali (Act | West sub grantee); Steven Reid, HKI New York; Yaobi Zhang, HKI Senegal
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Diseases of Interest: LF, OV, STH, SCH
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Saturday, Nov 23
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11 am, Session 124
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Title: The Challenges of Implementing NTD Assessments in Conflict Areas and Fragile States
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Presenters: Dr Achille Kabore, FHI 360, Co-chair, Dr Benoit Dembele, HKI (Act | West sub grantee), Speaker
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Diseases of interest: LF, TRA
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12:00 pm, Poster 1823, Poster Session C (131)
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Title: Detection of residual foci of lymphatic filariasis transmission two years after stopping mass drug administration: case of Dano health district in Burkina Faso
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Authors: Micheline Ouedraogo, Dieudonne Nare, Jean-Paul Djiatsa, Fanny Yago-Wienne, HKI Ougadougou (Act | West sub grantee); Amy Veinoglou, HKI New York; Yaobi Zhang, HKI Senegal
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Disease of Interest: LF
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12:00 pm, Poster 1775, Poster Session C (131)
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Title: Trachoma elimination in Cameroon: results from a baseline mapping of a refugee camp in Minawao
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Authors: Julie Akame, Patrick Mbia, Carine Fokam, Ismael Teta, HKI Cameroon (Act | West sub grantee); Steven D. Reid, HKI New York; Yaobi Zhang, HKI Senegal
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Disease of Interest: Trachoma
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12:00 pm, Poster 1398, Poster Session C (131)
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Title: Management of CDTI campaign during the present crisis in the southwest region of Cameroon
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Authors: Julie Akame, Patrick Mbia, Ismael Teta, HKI Cameroon (Act | West sub grantee); Yaobi Zhang, HKI Senegal; Steven D. Reid, HKI New York
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Disease of Interest: OV
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12:00 pm, Poster 1826, Poster Session C (131)
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Title: Progress toward elimination of LF in Cameroon after impact surveys in 11 HD in 3 regions in Cameroon
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Authors: Julie Akame, Patrick Mbia, Carine Fokam, Michel Hendji, Ismael Teta, HKI Cameroon (Act | West sub grantee); Yaobi Zhang, HKI Senegal; Steven D. Reid, HKI New York
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Disease of Interest: LF
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12:00 pm, Poster 1776, Poster Session C (131)
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Title: Trachoma prevalence in refugee camps in the East region of Cameroon
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Authors: Julie Akame, Carine Fokam, Patrick Mbia, Michel Hendji, Ismael Teta, HKI Cameroon (Act | West sub grantee); Yaobi Zhang, HKI Senegal; Steven D. Reid, HKI New York
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Disease of Interest: Trachoma
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12:00 pm, Poster 1771, Poster Session C (131)
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Title: Using data from door to door (ratissage) trachomatous trichiasis surgery campaigns to demonstrate achieving elimination criteria in Mali
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Authors: Mobido Keita, Benoit Dembele, Boubacar Guindo, Dramane Traore, Seydou Goita, Fama Kondo, Mama Niele Doumbia, Mohamed Lamine Yattara, HKI Mali (Act | West sub grantee); Yaobi Zhang, HKI Senegal; Steven Reid, HKI New York
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Disease of Interest: Trachoma
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