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. 2026 Feb 14;11(2):54. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed11020054
Ab Antibodies
Ag Antigen
CI Confidence interval
COR-NTD Coalition for Operational Reseach on Neglected Tropical Diseases
COVID-19 Coronavirus-19
ENGAGE Ending the Neglect through Greater Access and Greater Effectiveness
GAELF Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis
HERA Health Research Accelerator (program of The University of Queensland)
NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council
NTD Neglected-tropical disease
LF Lymphatic filariasis
M&E Monitoring and evaluation
MBA Mulitplex bead assay
Mf Microfilaria
NCD Non-communicable disease
PacELF Pacific Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis
PICTs Pacific Island Countries and Territories
PVS Post-validation surveillance
SERO-PAC Serosurveillance Partnership for the Pacific Region
STEPs and STEPwise “STEPs” and “STEPwise” refer to the step-by-step structure of the WHO NCD risk factor survey methodology rather than being an acronym
UQ The University of Queensland
WHO World Health Organization