Operational research to inform post-validation surveillance of lymphatic filariasis in Tonga study protocol: History of lymphatic filariasis elimination, rational, objectives, and design

• Harriet Lawford ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft

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

  Affiliation UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9699-8201

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• ‘Ofa Tukia,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Public Health Division, Ministry of Health, Nuku’alofa, Tonga

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• Joseph Takai,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Public Health Division, Ministry of Health, Nuku’alofa, Tonga

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• Sarah Sheridan,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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• Colleen L. Lau

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

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