Strengthening data collection for neglected tropical diseases: What data are needed for models to better inform tailored intervention programmes?

Jaspreet Toor; Jonathan I.D. Hamley; Claudio Fronterre; María Soledad Castaño; Lloyd A.C. Chapman; Luc E. Coffeng; Federica Giardina; Thomas M. Lietman; Edwin Michael; Amy Pinsent; Epke A. Le Rutte; T. Déirdre Hollingsworth

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0009351

Strengthening data collection for neglected tropical diseases: What data are needed for models to better inform tailored intervention programmes?

Jaspreet Toor^*
, Jonathan I.D. Hamley
, Claudio Fronterre
, María Soledad Castaño
, Lloyd A.C. Chapman
, Luc E. Coffeng
, Federica Giardina
, Thomas M. Lietman
, Edwin Michael
, Amy Pinsent
, Epke A. Le Rutte
, T. Déirdre Hollingsworth

^*Corresponding author for this work

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University of Oxford
Imperial College London
Lancaster University
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
University of Basel
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
University of California at San Francisco
University of Notre Dame

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Locally tailored interventions for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are becoming increas-ingly important for ensuring that the World Health Organization (WHO) goals for control and elimination are reached. Mathematical models, such as those developed by the NTD Modelling Consortium, are able to offer recommendations on interventions but remain constrained by the data currently available. Data collection for NTDs needs to be strengthened as better data are required to indirectly inform transmission in an area. Addressing specific data needs will improve our modelling recommendations, enabling more accurate tailoring of interventions and assessment of their progress. In this collection, we discuss the data needs for several NTDs, specifically gambiense human African trypanosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminths (STH), trachoma, and visceral leishmaniasis. Similarities in the data needs for these NTDs highlight the potential for integration across these diseases and where possible, a wider spectrum of diseases.

Original language	English
Article number	e0009351
Journal	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Volume	15
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009351
Publication status	Published - May 2021

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Funding Information:
All authors gratefully acknowledge funding of the NTD Modelling Consortium by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation [OPP1184344]. JIDH acknowledges joint center funding for MRC GIDA (MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis) [grant number MR/R015600/1] by the UK Medical Research Council (MRC) and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) under the MRC/DFID Concordat agreement, which is also part of the EDCTP2 program supported by the European Union. LEC acknowledges funding from the Dutch Research Council [grant number 016.Veni.178.023]. LACC acknowledges funding of the SPEAK India consortium by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation [OPP1183986]. FG acknowledges funding from a European Marie Sk?odowska-Curie fellowship [H2020-COFUND-2015-FP-707404]. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

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Toor, J., Hamley, J. I. D., Fronterre, C., Castaño, M. S., Chapman, L. A. C., Coffeng, L. E., Giardina, F., Lietman, T. M., Michael, E., Pinsent, A., Le Rutte, E. A., & Déirdre Hollingsworth, T. (2021). Strengthening data collection for neglected tropical diseases: What data are needed for models to better inform tailored intervention programmes? PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(5), Article e0009351. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009351

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