Transmission Assessment Survey (TAS)
The Alere Filariaisis Test Strip (FTS) is a diagnostic test used to detect filarial antigens for lymphatic filariasis.
Monitoring and Epidemiological Evaluation
Mass drug administration (MDA) is needed to reduce infection in the community to levels below a threshold at which mosquitoes are unable to continue spreading the parasites from person to person and new infections are prevented. WHO recommends the transmission assessment survey (TAS) to determine when infections have been reduced below these target thresholds and MDA can stop. Once MDA has stopped, TAS is used as a surveillance tool to determine that infection levels are sustained below target thresholds.
Lymphatic filariasis: monitoring and epidemiological assessment of mass drug administration
Assessing the epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminths during a transmission assessment survey (TAS)
Soil-transmitted helminths infect more than 2 billion people in more than 100 countries, adversely affecting nutritional status and impairing cognitive...
Training in monitoring and epidemiological assessment of mass drug administration for eliminating lymphatic filariasis
This manual is designed to teach personnel of
national programmes to eliminate lymphatic filariasis, including
regional and district health personnel, the essential elements of
monitoring and evaluating national programmes to eliminate lymphatic
filariasis. The focus is on planning and implementing TAS as an input to
decide whether to move from MDA to post-MDA surveillance.
The
manual includes training modules, slides and video tutorial on how to
use the Alere Filariasis Test Strip (FTS). Available in English, French
and Portuguese.
Training in monitoring and epidemiological assessment of mass drug administration for eliminating lymphatic...
Effective monitoring and evaluation are necessary to achieve the goals of LF elimination. After mass administration of medicines according to the guidelines...
Bench Aids
- Filariasis test strip (FTS)
- How to use the Alere FTS (video, English)
Also available in French and in Bahasa - Diagnosis of filarial infections