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Trachoma survey methods: a literature review

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2009
Reliable population-based prevalence data are essential for planning, monitoring and evaluating trachoma control programmes and understanding the scale of the problem, yet they are not currently available for 22 out of 56 trachoma-endemic countries ...
Jeremiah Ngondi, Mark Reacher, Fiona Matthews, Carol Brayne, Paul Emerson   +4 more
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Trachoma Decline and Widespread Use of Antimicrobial Drugs

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004
Trachoma is disappearing in many parts of the world, even in the absence of specific control programs. Following mass antimicrobial drug treatments for trachoma in western Nepal, the prevalence of trachoma declined far more rapidly than could be ...
Jaya D. Chidambaram, Mariko Bird, Vivian Schiedler, Alicia M. Fry, Travis Porco, Ramesh C. Bhatta, Hem Jha, J.S.P. Chaudary, Bruce Gaynor, Elizabeth Yi, John P. Whitcher, Susie Osaki-Holm, Thomas M. Lietman   +12 more
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Risk factors for active trachoma and ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection in treatment-naïve trachoma-hyperendemic communities of the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea Bissau.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
BackgroundTrachoma, caused by ocular infection with Chlamydia trachomatis, is hyperendemic on the Bijagós Archipelago of Guinea Bissau. An understanding of the risk factors associated with active trachoma and infection on these remote and isolated ...
Anna R Last, Sarah E Burr, Helen A Weiss, Emma M Harding-Esch, Eunice Cassama, Meno Nabicassa, David C Mabey, Martin J Holland, Robin L Bailey   +8 more
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Conjunctival Microbiome-Host Responses Are Associated With Impaired Epithelial Cell Health in Both Early and Late Stages of Trachoma

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2019
Background: Trachoma, a neglected tropical disease, is the leading infectious cause of blindness and visual impairment worldwide. Host responses to ocular chlamydial infection resulting in chronic inflammation and expansion of non-chlamydial bacteria are
Harry Pickering, Christine D. Palmer, Joanna Houghton, Pateh Makalo, Hassan Joof, Tamsyn Derrick, Adriana Goncalves, David C. W. Mabey, Robin L. Bailey, Matthew J. Burton, Chrissy H. Roberts, Sarah E. Burr, Sarah E. Burr, Martin J. Holland, Martin J. Holland   +14 more
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The SAFE strategy for trachoma control: poised for rapid scale-up

Community Eye Health Journal, 2014
In 1998, all member states of the United Nations signed up for the Global Alliance for the Elimination of Blinding Trachoma by 2020 (GET 2020) through World Health Assembly resolution 51.1. This called on member states to complete the mapping of blinding
Paul Emerson
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Prevalence of Active Trachoma and Associated Factors in Areka Town, South Ethiopia, 2018

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background. Globally, 1.2 billion people live in trachoma endemic areas, 40.6 million people are suffering from active trachoma, and 48.5% of the global burden of active trachoma is distributed in five countries including Ethiopia.
Melese Menta Alambo, Eyasu Alam Lake, Shimelash Bitew Workie, Addisu Yeshambel Wassie   +3 more
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Trachoma in remote Indigenous Australia: a review and public health perspective

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2016
Objectives: Trachoma remains a major health concern in many remote Indigenous Australian communities, despite behaviour‐modifying and biomedical strategies.
Johanna M. Warren, Alexander L. Birrell
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A double-masked placebo-controlled trial of azithromycin to prevent child mortality in Burkina Faso, West Africa: Community Health with Azithromycin Trial (CHAT) study protocol. [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND:Biannual, mass azithromycin distribution has previously been shown to reduce all-cause child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Subgroup analysis suggested that the strongest effects were in the youngest children, leading to the hypothesis that ...
Bagagnan, Cheik, Boudo, Valentin, Bountogo, Mamadou, Brogdon, Jessica M, Bärnighausen, Till, Coulibaly, Boubacar, Doan, Thuy, Lebas, Elodie, Lietman, Thomas M, Lin, Ying, Oldenburg, Catherine E, Ouattara, Mamadou, Porco, Travis C, Sié, Ali, Étude CHAT Study Group   +14 more
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The History of Trachoma and Current Prevalence (Spotlight on Iran): A Review Article

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2018
Background: Trachoma as a common cause of infectious blindness is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. This study aimed to review the available data from variety of sources and provide an overview of the epidemiological situation of Trachoma in Iran focused ...
Gholamhossein YAGHOOBI, Gholamreza ANANI SARAB   +1 more
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Shortages of benzathine benzylpenicillin G in Australia highlight the need for new sovereign manufacturing capability

Medical Journal of Australia, Volume 222, Issue 5, Page 223-225, March 2025.
Rosemary Wyber, Glenn Pearson, Laurens Manning   +2 more
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