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THE TREATMENT OF TRACHOMA [PDF]
E. O. Marks
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THE TREATMENT OF TRACHOMA [PDF]
Arnold Sorsby
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Chlamydia trachomatis as a cause of trachoma [PDF]
Trachoma is keratoconjunctivitis caused by ocular infection with Chlamydia trachomatis. Endemic trachoma is caused by serovars A, B, Ba and C. Trachoma is probably the third most common cause of blindness worldwide, after cataracta and glaucoma.
Marić V., Đukić S.
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Trachoma in Yunnan province of southwestern China: findings from trachoma rapid assessment
Background To understand the situation of active trachoma among children aged 6 to 8 years old and scarring trachoma among those aged 15 and over in Yunnan Province, South-western China.
Min Wu+4 more
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Trachoma rapid assessments in Unity and Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal States, Southern Sudan. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Trachoma is thought to be endemic over large parts of Southern Sudan, but empirical evidence is limited. While some areas east of the Nile have been identified as highly endemic, few trachoma surveys have been conducted in the remainder of ...
Emily Robinson+7 more
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Stopping azithromycin mass drug administration for trachoma: A systematic review.
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends continuing azithromycin mass drug administration (MDA) for trachoma until endemic regions drop below 5% prevalence of active trachoma in children aged 1-9 years.
Hamidah Mahmud+8 more
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Assessment of trachoma in suspected endemic areas within 16 provinces in mainland China. [PDF]
BACKGROUND:China used to be among the countries with a high prevalence of trachoma. At the launch of The Global Elimination of Trachoma (GET) 2020 campaign by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1996, China was placed on the list of countries endemic ...
Jialiang Zhao+16 more
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