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Knowledge, perceptions and experiences of trachoma among Maasai in Tanzania: Implications for prevention and control

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
Background The Alliance for the Global Elimination of Trachoma has set the target for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem by 2020. However, challenges remain, including socio-cultural issues.
Tara B. Mtuy, M. Burton, U. Mwingira, Jeremiah Ngondi, J. Seeley, S. Lees   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Rwanda: A Scoping Review

Health Science Reports, Volume 8, Issue 8, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Rwanda is among the African countries affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This scoping review aims to synthesize available information to understand the prevalence, incidence, distribution, morbidity, mortality, and risk factors of NTDs in Rwanda.
Masceline Jenipher Mutsaka‐Makuvaza, Michael Olubusayo Binuyo, Callixte Cyuzuzo, Acsa Igizeneza, Jean Paul Sinumvayo, Oluwaremilekun Grace Ajakaye, Egie Elisha Enabulele, Zororo Chinwadzimba, Ezera Agwu, Nicholas Midzi   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of Ocular Morbidity Among School Adolescents of Gandhinagar District, Gujarat [PDF]

, 2011
Objective: To study the prevalence of ocular morbidity (abnormal condition) and various factors affecting it among school attending adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to study abnormal ocular conditions like refractive errors ...
Chudasama, Rajesh K, Kedia, Geeta, Oza, Jaydeep, Prajapati, Jagruti, Prajapati, Prakash   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Integrated Serologic Surveillance of Population Immunity and Disease Transmission. [PDF]

, 2018
Antibodies are unique among biomarkers in their ability to identify persons with protective immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases and to measure past exposure to diverse pathogens. Most infectious disease surveillance maintains a single-disease focus,
Arnold, Benjamin F, Lammie, Patrick J, Priest, Jeffrey W, Scobie, Heather M   +3 more
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Eyes Offshore: Reporting the Eye Health Needs of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Australia's Offshore Detention Centres

Clinical &Experimental Ophthalmology, Volume 53, Issue 5, Page 457-469, July 2025.
ABSTRACT Background In the last two decades, over 250 000 refugees and asylum seekers have arrived in Australia, many of whom experience significant health problems. Information about their eye health is scarce, particularly for those detained offshore. This is the first study to explore the eye health and services available to this population, helping
Marcel M. Nejatian, Rosie Dawkins, Ebrar Al‐Yasery, Hessom Razavi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Population coverage and factors associated with participation following a mass drug administration of azithromycin for trachoma elimination in Amhara, Ethiopia

Tropical medicine & international health, 2019
Mass drug administration (MDA) with azithromycin is a core component of the WHO‐recommended strategy to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem, but low participation rates in MDA campaigns may undermine the effectiveness of this intervention.
Caleb D. Ebert, Tigist Astale, E. Sata, Mulat Zerihun, Andrew W. Nute, Aisha E. P. Stewart, Demelash Gessese, G. Ayenew, Zebene Ayele, Berhanu Melak, Melsew Chanyalew, Bizuayehu Gashaw, Z. Tadesse, E. K. Callahan, S. Jenness, S. Nash   +15 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Progress of Trachoma Mapping in Mainland Tanzania: Results of Baseline Surveys from 2012 to 2014. [PDF]

, 2016
PURPOSE: Following surveys in 2004-2006 in 50 high-risk districts of mainland Tanzania, trachoma was still suspected to be widespread elsewhere. We report on baseline surveys undertaken from 2012 to 2014.
Chikawe, Maria, Crowley, Kathryn, Damas, Deogratias, Kabona, George, Kamugisha, Mathias, Kilembe, Bernard, Kirumbi, Edward, Malecela, Mwelecele, Massae, Patrick, Mbise, Christina, Mkali, Humphrey R, Mkocha, Harran, Mwingira, Upendo J, Nanai, Alphonsina, Ngondi, Jeremiah M, Nshala, Andreas, Rotondo, Lisa, Simon, Alistidia, Solomon, Anthony W, Willis, Rebecca   +19 more
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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
doaj  

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
doaj   +1 more source

The costs of monitoring trachoma elimination: Impact, surveillance, and trachomatous trichiasis (TT)-only surveys

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
Background Although trachoma causes more cases of preventable blindness than any other infectious disease, a combination of strategies is reducing its global prevalence. As a district moves toward eliminating trachoma as a public health problem, national
R. Stelmach, R. Flueckiger, J. Shutt, Margaret Davide-Smith, A. Solomon, L. Rotondo, Aryc W. Mosher, Margaret C Baker, R. Willis, Jeremiah Ngondi   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source