Act | West at ASTMH Annual Meeting 2019

 

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

 

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 12:00 pm Poster 547, Poster Session A (26)

    • Title: Community-based survey for program monitoring of soil transmitted helminthiasis in Sierra Leone

    • 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
  • 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
  • 4 pm, Session 51

    • 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

    • Presenter: Dr. Achille Kabore, FHI 360, Symposium organizer

    • Diseases of interest: SCH, STH

 

Friday, Nov 22

 

  • 10:15 am Session 76

    • Title: Surveillance for lymphatic filariasis after validation of elimination: country strategies in the absence of formal guidelines and recommendations for the future

    • Presenter: Rachel Bronzan, FHI 360, Symposium organizer

    • Diseases of interestLF
  • 12:00 pm, Poster 1212, Poster Session B (77) 

    • Title: Utilization of the Coverage Supervision Tool during Schistosomiasis Mass Drug Administration,

    • 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
  • 12:00 pm, Poster 1219, Poster Session B (77)

    • Title: Schistosomiasis in Burkina Faso: Time to change control strategy in four persistent hotspots

    • Authors: Dieudonne NareJean-Paul DjiatsaFanny Yago-WienneHKI Ougadougou (Act | West sub grantee)Amy Veinoglou, HKI New YorkAchille Kabore, FHI 360Yaobi Zhang, HKI Senegal

    • Diseases of interest: SCH

  • 12:00 pm Poster 1220, Poster Session B (77)

    • Title: Efficacy of biannual treatment of schistosomiasis in moderate and high endemic areas in Burkina Faso

    • Authors: Dieudonne NareJean-Paul DjiatsaFanny Yago-Wienne, HKIOugadougou (Act | West sub grantee)Amy Veinoglou, HKI New YorkAchille Kabore, FHI 36Yaobi Zhang, HKI Senegal

    • Diseases of interest: SCH

  • 12:00 pm, Poster 1120, Poster Session B (77) 

    • Title: Scaling up the use of HEAD START in Niger: evaluation and re-training of 133 trichiasis surgeons

    • 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 InterestTrachoma
  • 12:00pm, Poster 1221, Poster session B (77)

    • Title: Decision making for mass drug administration for schistosomiasis after impact surveys in Senegal, 2016-2018

    • Authors: Daniel Albert Cohn, Achille Kabore, FHI 360

    • Disease of InterestSCH

  • 3:00 pm, Poster 1282, Session 93

    • Title: Mansonella perstans in lymphatic filariasis hotspots in Sierra Leone

    • Authors: Mustapha Sonnie, Alhassan Konneh, Mary Hodges, Speaker, HKI Freetown (Act | West sub grantee); Amy Veinoglou, HKI New York; Yaobi Zhang, HKI Senegal

    • Diseases of Interest: LF

  • 5:00 pm, Poster 1288, Session 96

    • Title: Successful integration of STH survey with LF transmission assessment surveys in ten evaluation nits in Mali

    • 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

    • Diseases of Interest: Trachoma, STH

  • 5:30 pm, Poster 1304, Session 99

    • Title: Gender equity in mass drug administration campaign for neglected tropical diseases in Mali

    • 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

    • Diseases of InterestLF, OV, STH, SCH


Saturday, Nov 23

 

  • 11 am, Session 124

    • TitleThe Challenges of Implementing NTD Assessments in Conflict Areas and Fragile States

    • Presenters: Dr Achille Kabore, FHI 360, Co-chairDr Benoit Dembele, HKI (Act | West sub grantee), Speaker 

    • Diseases of interest: LF, TRA

  • 12:00 pm, Poster 1823, Poster Session C (131)

    • Title: Detection of residual foci of lymphatic filariasis transmission two years after stopping mass drug administration: case of Dano health district in Burkina Faso

    • 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

    • Disease of Interest: LF

  • 12:00 pm, Poster 1775, Poster Session C (131)

    • Title: Trachoma elimination in Cameroon: results from a baseline mapping of a refugee camp in Minawao

    • 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

    • Disease of Interest: Trachoma

  • 12:00 pm, Poster 1398, Poster Session C (131)

    • Title: Management of CDTI campaign during the present crisis in the southwest region of Cameroon

    • Authors: Julie Akame, Patrick Mbia, Ismael Teta, HKI Cameroon (Act | West sub grantee); Yaobi Zhang, HKI Senegal; Steven D. Reid, HKI New York

    • Disease of Interest: OV

  • 12:00 pm, Poster 1826, Poster Session C (131)

    • Title: Progress toward elimination of LF in Cameroon after impact surveys in 11 HD in 3 regions in Cameroon

    • 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

    • Disease of Interest: LF

  • 12:00 pm, Poster 1776, Poster Session C (131)

    • Title: Trachoma prevalence in refugee camps in the East region of Cameroon

    • 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

    • Disease of Interest: Trachoma

  • 12:00 pm, Poster 1771, Poster Session C (131)

    • Title: Using data from door to door (ratissage) trachomatous trichiasis surgery campaigns to demonstrate achieving elimination criteria in Mali

    • 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

    • Disease of Interest: Trachoma