August 2023: American Samoa launches 4th round of LF MDA

American Samoa kickstarted the fourth round of a mass drug administration to eliminate lymphatic filariasis on August 14, targeting all residents. The third round—in the “only U.S. territory with evidence of ongoing lymphatic filariasis transmission”—was conducted in October 2021. The campaign is slated to end September 22. Samoa News; U.S. CDC