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Managing Lymphedema Induced by Lymphatic Filariasis: Implementing and Improving Care at the Individual and Programmatic Levels. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, tpmd230905.
2024

Mackenzie, C. D., Kapa, D. R., Krishnasastry, S., Douglass, J., Hoerauf, A., & Ottesen, E. A.

Effect of an Enhanced Self-Care Protocol on Lymphedema Status among People Affected by Moderate to Severe Lower-Limb Lymphedema in Bangladesh, a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.
2020

Douglass, J., et al. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2020, 9, 2444

Addition of Lymphatic Stimulating Self-Care Practices Reduces Acute Attacks among People Affected by Moderate and Severe Lower-Limb Lymphedema in Ethiopia, a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.
2020

Douglass, J., et al. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2020, 9, 4077

ICG Lymphography Confirms the Presence of an Alternative Lymph Drainage Pathway Following Long-Term Manual Therapy: A Case for Preserving Traditional MLD Approaches. Reports, 8(2), 63.

Wakefield, M., Douglass, J., Lacey, D., Piller, N., & Blanchfield, L.

doi.org/10.3390/reports8020063

2025

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Recurrence of microfilaraemia after triple-drug therapy for lymphatic filariasis in Samoa: Recrudescence or reinfection? International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 152, 107809.

Mayfield, H. J., Muttucumaru, R., Sartorius, B., Sheridan, S., Ward, S., Martin, B. M., Hedtke, S. M., Thomsen, R., Viali, S., Fatupaito, G., & others.

2025

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Reactive case detection can improve the efficiency of lymphatic filariasis surveillance compared to random sampling, Samoa 2023. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 19(7), e0012622.

Mayfield, H. J., Sartorius, B., McLure, A., Curtis, S. J., Mario Martin, B., Sheridan, S., Thomsen, R., Tofaeono-Pifeleti, R., Viali, S., Graves, P. M., & others.

2025

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Laboratory Comparison of Rapid Antigen Diagnostic Tests for Lymphatic Filariasis: STANDARD Q Filariasis Antigen Test (QFAT) Versus Bioline Filariasis Test Strip (FTS). Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 10(1), 23

Graves, P. M., Scott, J. L., Berg Soto, A., Widi, A. Y., Whittaker, M., Lau, C. L., & Won, K. Y.

doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed10010023

2025

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Progression of lymphatic filariasis antigenaemia and microfilaraemia over 4.5 years in antigen-positive individuals, Samoa 2019-2023. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 155, 107891.

Mayfield, H. J., Sartorius, B., Muttucumaru, R., Sheridan, S., Howlett, M., Martin, B. M., Hedtke, S. M., Field, E., Thomsen, R., Viali, S., & others.

2025

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Molecular xenomonitoring as an indicator of microfilaraemia prevalence for lymphatic filariasis in Samoa in 2019. Parasites & Vectors, 17(1), 382.

Howlett, M., Mayfield, H. J., McPherson, B., Rigby, L., Thomsen, R., Williams, S. A., Pilotte, N., Hedtke, S. M., Graves, P. M., Kearns, T., & others.

doi:10.1186/s13071-024-06463-7

2024

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Addressing the Syndemic Relationship between Lymphatic Filariasis and Mental Distress in Malawi: The Potential of Enhanced Self-Care. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 9(8), 172.

Barrett, C., Chiphwanya, J., Matipula, D. E., Douglass, J., Kelly-Hope, L. A., & Dean, L.

doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed9080172

2024

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Epidemiology of Lymphatic Filariasis Antigen and Microfilaria in Samoa, 2019: 7–9 Months Post Triple-Drug Mass Administration. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 9(12), 311.

Mayfield, H. J., Lawford, H., Sartorius, B., Graves, P. M., Sheridan, S., Kearns, T., Hedtke, S. M., Gass, K., Naseri, T., Thomsen, R., & others.

2024

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Ongoing transmission of lymphatic filariasis in Samoa 4.5 years after one round of triple-drug mass drug administration. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 18(6), e0012236.

Mayfield, H. J., Sartorius, B., Sheridan, S., Howlett, M., Martin, B. M., Thomsen, R., Tofaeono-Pifeleti, R., Viali, S., Graves, P. M., & Lau, C. L.

2024

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Persons ‘never treated’ in mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis: Identifying programmatic and research needs from a series of research review meetings 2020–2021. International Health, 16(5), 479–486.

Brady, M. A., Toubali, E., Baker, M., Long, E., Worrell, C., Ramaiah, K., Graves, P., Hollingsworth, T. D., Kelly-Hope, L., Stukel, D., & others

doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihad091

2024

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Field laboratory comparison of STANDARD Q Filariasis Antigen Test (QFAT) with Bioline Filariasis Test Strip (FTS) for the detection of Lymphatic Filariasis in Samoa, 2023. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 18(8): e0012386.

Scott, J.L., Mayfield, H.J., Sinclair, J.E., Martin, B.M., Howlett, M., Muttucumaru, R., et al.

DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0012386

2024

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Managing Lymphedema Induced by Lymphatic Filariasis: Implementing and Improving Care at the Individual and Programmatic Levels. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, tpmd230905.

Mackenzie, C. D., Kapa, D. R., Krishnasastry, S., Douglass, J., Hoerauf, A., & Ottesen, E. A.

doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.23-0905

2024

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Lymphatic filariasis endgame strategies: Using GEOFIL to model mass drug administration and targeted surveillance and treatment strategies in American Samoa. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 17(5), e0011347.

Shaw, C., McLure, A., Graves, P. M., Lau, C. L., & Glass, K.

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011347

2023

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Scabies prevalence after ivermectin-based mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis, Samoa 2018–2019. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 17(8), e0011549

Willis, G. A., Kearns, T., Mayfield, H. J., Sheridan, S., Thomsen, R., Naseri, T., David, M. C., Engelman, D., Steer, A. C., Graves, P. M., & others.

2023

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patial predictive risk mapping of lymphatic filariasis residual hotspots in American Samoa using demographic and environmental factors. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 17(7), e0010840.

Cadavid Restrepo, A. M., Martin, B. M., Fuimaono, S., Clements, A. C., Graves, P. M., & Lau, C. L.

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010840

2023

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Manual Lymph Drainage for Post-COVID-19 Related Cough, Breathlessness, and Fatigue; Two Case Reports. Healthcare, 11(23),

Overall, B., Langley, K., & Douglass, J.

DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11233085

2023

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Lymphatic filariasis in 2016 in American Samoa: Identifying clustering and hotspots using non-spatial and three spatial analytical methods. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16(3), e0010262.

Wangdi, K., Sheel, M., Fuimaono, S., Graves, P. M., & Lau, C. L.

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010262

2022

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Modelling lymphatic filariasis elimination in American Samoa: GEOFIL predicts need for new targets and six rounds of mass drug administration. Epidemics, 40, 100591.

McLure, A., Graves, P. M., Lau, C., Shaw, C., & Glass, K.

2022

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Bayesian network analysis of lymphatic filariasis serology from Myanmar shows benefit of adding antibody testing to post-mda surveillance. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 7(7), 113.

Dickson, B. F., Masson, J. J., Mayfield, H. J., Aye, K. S., Htwe, K. M., Roineau, M., Andreosso, A., Ryan, S., Becker, L., Douglass, J., & others.

doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed7070113

2022

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Evidence-based practice or practice-based evidence? Why pursuing level 1 evidence is leaving lymphoedema behind. Journal of Lymphoedema, 17(1), 8–11.

Douglass, J.

2022

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Potential use of antibodies to provide an earlier indication of lymphatic filariasis resurgence in post–mass drug ad ministration surveillance in American Samoa. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 117, 378–386.

Restrepo, A. M. C., Gass, K., Won, K. Y., Sheel, M., Robinson, K., Graves, P. M., Fuimaono, S., & Lau, C. L.

2022

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Evaluating Molecular Xenomonitoring as a Tool for Lymphatic Filariasis Surveillance in Samoa, 2018–2019. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2022, 7(8), 203

McPherson B, Mayfield HJ, McLure A, Gass K, Naseri T, Thomsen R, Williams S, Pilotte N, Kearns T, Graves PM, Lau CL.

DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed7080203

2022

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Risk factors for lymphatic filariasis and mass drug administration non-participation in Mandalay Region, Myanmar.

Dickson, B.F.R.; Graves, P.M., et al. Parasites & Vectors 2021, 14, 72

doi:10.1186/s13071-021-04583-y

2021

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Infrared Thermal Imaging as a Novel Non-Invasive Point-of-Care Tool to Assess Filarial Lymphoedema.

Kelly-Hope, L.A., et al. J Clin Med 2021, 10

doi:10.3390/jcm10112301

2021

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Insights on Lymphedema Self-Care Knowledge and Practice in Filariasis and Podoconiosis-Endemic Communities in Bangladesh and Ethiopia.

Douglass, J., et al. Frontiers in Tropical Diseases 2021, 2

doi:10.3389/fitd.2021.767045

2021

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Addition of Lymphatic Stimulating Self-Care Practices Reduces Acute Attacks among People Affected by Moderate and Severe Lower-Limb Lymphedema in Ethiopia, a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.

Douglass, J., et al. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2020, 9, 4077

doi:10.3390/jcm9124077

2020

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Effect of an Enhanced Self-Care Protocol on Lymphedema Status among People Affected by Moderate to Severe Lower-Limb Lymphedema in Bangladesh, a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.

Douglass, J., et al. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2020, 9, 2444

doi:10.3390/jcm9082444

2020

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Preventive chemotherapy reverses covert, lymphatic-associated tissue change in young people with lymphatic filariasis in Myanmar.

Douglass, J., et al. Trop Med Int Health 2019, 24, 463-476

doi:10.1111/tmi.13212

2019

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Intra-Rater Reliability and Agreement of the Indurometer When Used to Assess Mid-Calf Tissue Compressibility Among People Affected by Moderate to Severe Lymphedema in Bangladesh and Ethiopia.

Douglass J., et al. Lymphatic research and biology 2019, 10

doi:10.1089/lrb.2019.0060

2019

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Comparison of Staging Systems to Assess Lymphedema Caused by Cancer Therapies, Lymphatic Filariasis, and Podoconiosis.

Douglass, J.; Kelly-Hope, L. Lymphatic research and biology 2019, 10

doi:10.1089/lrb.2018.0063

2019

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An Enhanced Self-Care Protocol for People Affected by Moderate to Severe Lymphedema.

Douglass, J.; Mableson, H.E.; Martindale, S.; Kelly-Hope, L.A. Methods and Protocols 2019, 2, 77

doi:10.3390/mps2030077

2019

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The prevalence of lymphatic filariasis infection and disease following six rounds of mass drug administration in Mandalay Region, Myanmar.

Dickson, B.F.R., et al. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2018, 12

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0006944

2018

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Moderating Factors in Tissue Tonometry and Bioimpedance Spectroscopy Measures in the Lower Extremity of Healthy Young People in Australia and Myanmar.

Douglass, J., Graves, P., Gordon, S. Lymphatic research and biology 2018, 16, 309-316

doi:10.1089/lrb.2017.0057

2018

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Concordance between Plasma and Filter Paper Sampling Techniques for the Lymphatic Filariasis Bm14 Antibody ELISA.

Masson, J., et al. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 2017, 2, 6

doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed2020006

2017 & Earlier

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Lymphatic Filariasis Increases Tissue Compressibility and Extracellular Fluid in Lower Limbs of Asymptomatic Young People in Central Myanmar.

Douglass, J., et al. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 2017, 2, 50

doi:10.3390/tropicalmed2040050

2017 & Earlier

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Lymphatic Filariasis in Mainland Southeast Asia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prevalence and Disease Burden.

Dickson, B.; Graves, P.; McBride, W. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 2017, 2, 32

doi:10.3390/tropicalmed2030032

2017 & Earlier

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Intrarater Reliability of Tonometry and Bioimpedance Spectroscopy to Measure Tissue Compressibility and Extracellular Fluid in the Legs of Healthy Young People in Australia and Myanmar.

Douglass, J.; Graves, P.; Gordon, S. Lymphatic research and biology 2017, 15, 57-63

doi:10.1089/lrb.2016.0021

2017 & Earlier

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Lymphatic filariasis: a method to identify subclinical lower limb change in PNG adolescents.

Gordon, S.; Melrose, W.; Warner, J.; Buttner, P.; Ward, L. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2011, 5

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0001242

2017 & Earlier

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Self-Care for Management of Secondary Lymphedema: A Systematic Review.

Douglass, J.; Graves, P.; Gordon, S. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2016, 10

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004740

2017 & Earlier

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Detecting sub-clinical change in tissue compressibility and free fluid in the lower limbs of young people living in an LF endemic area in Myanmar.

Douglass, J., Ed. Tropical Data Hub, 2017. (Doctoral Thesis)

2017 & Earlier

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Relative Performance and Predictive Values of Plasma and Dried Blood Spots with Filter Paper Sampling Techniques and Dilutions of the Lymphatic Filariasis Og4C3 Antigen ELISA for Samples from Myanmar.

Masson, J., et al. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 2017, 2, 7

doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed2020007

2017 & Earlier

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