Reactive case detection can improve the efficiency of lymphatic filariasis surveillance compared to random sampling, Samoa 2023

• Helen J. Mayfield ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: h.mayfield@uq.edu.au

  Affiliations Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3462-4324

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• Benn Sartorius,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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• Angus McLure,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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• Stephanie J. Curtis,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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• Beatris Mario Martin,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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• Sarah Sheridan,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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• Robert Thomsen,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Samoa Ministry of Health, Apia, Samoa

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• Rossana Tofaeono-Pifeleti,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Medicine, National University of Samoa, Apia, Samoa

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• Satupaitea Viali,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations School of Medicine, National University of Samoa, Apia, Samoa, Oceania University of Medicine Samoa, Apia, Samoa

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• Patricia M. Graves,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

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• Colleen L. Lau

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Centre for Clinical Research, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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