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Clinical data, venous blood, and sputum were collected from PNGDF personnel (DF) from the three sites, with point-of-care testing conducted for malaria (microscopy and rapid diagnostic test [RDT]), lymphatic filariasis (RDT), glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency (RDT), tuberculosis (GeneXpert), and hemoglobin level. Finger prick blood collected from family members residing at the Wewak base was tested for malaria and hemoglobin level. Overall, 235 DF and 793 family members completed the survey. Microscopy revealed malaria prevalence as 0.4% <jats:italic>Plasmodium falciparum<\/jats:italic> and 3.1% <jats:italic>Plasmodium vivax<\/jats:italic> among DF and 3.5% <jats:italic>P. falciparum<\/jats:italic>, 14.3% <jats:italic>P. vivax<\/jats:italic>, and 0.3% mixed <jats:italic>P. falciparum\/P. vivax<\/jats:italic> among family members. Among DF, 3.9% were G6PD deficient and none tested positive for tuberculosis or for lymphatic filariasis antigen. Anemia was present in 6.5% of DF and 47.3% of family members, predominantly females. Results suggest ongoing exposure to malaria, particularly <jats:italic>P. vivax<\/jats:italic>, at study sites, whereas infections of lymphatic filariasis and tuberculosis were not detected. 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