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We herein report the results of a recent evaluation of the Togolese LF surveillance system, including an evaluation of blood donors as a surveillance population, and provide updated results of ongoing surveillance, including expansion in remote areas. Since implementation of LF surveillance in 2006, only three cases of positive <jats:italic>Wuchereria bancrofti<\/jats:italic> filaremia have been detected, suggesting that interruption of transmission has been sustained. Given the impracticality of validating the surveillance system in the absence of ongoing transmission, we confirmed the lack of transmission through a nationwide reassessment survey.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.13-0407","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,11,5]],"date-time":"2013-11-05T04:13:38Z","timestamp":1383624818000},"page":"89-95","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":21,"title":["Ongoing Surveillance for Lymphatic Filariasis in Togo: Assessment of Alternatives and Nationwide Reassessment of Transmission Status"],"prefix":"10.4269","volume":"90","author":[{"given":"Philip J.","family":"Budge","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ameyo M.","family":"Dorkenoo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yao 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