Xenomonitoring as a Tool for Lymphatic Filariasis Post-Validation Surveillance

Xenomonitoring as a Tool for Lymphatic Filariasis Post-Validation Surveillance

The meeting was a platform designed to inform the research priorities- to establish the framework for future research. Surveillance tools are very important in reaching and sustaining elimination goals, as the lack of appropriate diagnostic tools has been a challenge across all NTDs. Lymphatic filariasis (LF) elimination efforts were already supported by the target product profiles (TPPs) for LF surveillance tools in humans, but a similar TPP for xenomonitoring for LF was lacking. The aim of this meeting was to review the current landscape and help the research community understand what role xenomonitoring might play in the surveillance of LF.