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Multilevel Analysis of Trachomatous Trichiasis and Corneal Opacity in Nigeria : The Role of Environmental and Climatic Risk Factors on the Distribution of Disease. [PDF]

, 2015
Funding: Jennifer L Smith was supported by the International Trachoma Initiative through a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Anthony Solomon is a Wellcome Trust Intermediate Clinical Fellow (098521).
Gilbert, Clare, Kyari, Fatima, Rabiu, Mansur M., Sivasubramaniam, Selvaraj, Smith, Jennifer L, Solomon, Anthony W.   +5 more
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Tropical Data: Approach And Methodology As Applied To Trachoma Prevalence Surveys

Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 2023
Purpose Population-based prevalence surveys are essential for decision-making on interventions to achieve trachoma elimination as a public health problem.
E. Harding-Esch, Clara R Burgert-Brucker, C. Jiménez, A. Bakhtiari, R. Willis, Michael Dejene Bejiga, C. Mpyet, J. Ngondi, S. Boyd, Mariamo Abdala, Amza Abdou, Yilikal Adamu, Addisu Alemayehu, W. Alemayehu, T. Al-Khatib, S. Apadinuwe, Naomi Awaca, Marcel S. Awoussi, Gilbert Baayendag, M. Badiane, Robin L. Bailey, Wilfrid E Batcho, Zulficar Bay, A. Bella, Nassirou Beido, Y. Bol, C. Bougouma, Christopher J Brady, Victor Bucumi, R. Butcher, Risiate Cakacaka, Anaseini Cama, M. Camara, Eunice Cassama, Shorai Grace Chaora, A. Chebbi, A. Chisambi, B. Chu, Abdulai Conteh, S. Coulibaly, Paul Courtright, A. Dalmar, Tran Minh Dat, Thully Davids, Mohamed El Amine Djaker, Maria de Fátima Costa Lopes, Djoré Dézoumbé, Sarity Dodson, Philip Downs, Stephanie Eckman, B. Elshafie, Mourad Elmezoghi, Ange Aba Elvis, Paul M Emerson, Emilienne Epée, Daniel Faktaufon, Mawo Fall, Aréty Fassinou, Fiona M Fleming, R. Flueckiger, Koizan Kadjo Gamael, Mackline Garae, J. Garap, Katie Gass, Genet Gebru, M. Gichangi, E. Giorgi, A. Goepogui, Daniela Vaz Ferreira Gómez, Diana Paola Gómez Forero, Emily W Gower, A. Harte, Rob Henry, Harvy A Honorio-Morales, D. Ilako, A. A. B. Issifou, Ellen O Jones, George Kabona, Martin Kaboré, Boubacar Kadri, K. Kalua, S. Kanyi, Shambel Kebede, Fikreab Kebede, J. Keenan, Amir B. Kello, Asad Aslam Khan, Houria Khelifi, J. Kilangalanga, Sung Hye Kim, R. Ko, S. Lewallen, T. Lietman, M. Y. Logora, Y. A. López, Chad Macarthur, C. Macleod, Felix Makangila, B. Mariko, Diana L. Martin, M. Masika, P. Massae, Marília E Massangaie, H. S. Matendechero, Tsedeke Mathewos, Siobhain McCullagh, A. Méité, E. Mendes, Hirpa M Abdi, Hollman Miller, Abdellahi Minnih, S. Mishra, T. Molefi, Aryc W. Mosher, Nerkoua M’Po, F. Mugume, Robson Mukwiza, C. Mwale, S. Mwatha, U. Mwingira, S. Nash, Christophe Nassa, N. Negussu, Cece Nieba, Jean Claude Noah Noah, C. Nwosu, Nicholas Olobio, Rapheal Opon, A. Pavluck, I. Phiri, Merelesita Rainima-Qaniuci, K. Renneker, M. Saboyá-Díaz, Fatoumata Sakho, Salimato Sanha, Virginia Sarah, Boubacar Sarr, C. L. Szwarcwald, Ahmad Shah Salam, Shekhar Sharma, Fikre Seife, Gloria Marina Serrano Chavez, Mactar Sissoko, H. M. Sitoe, O. Sokana, Fentahun Tadesse, Fasiah Taleo, S. Talero, Youcef Tarfani, Amsayaw Tefera, Rabebe Tekeraoi, A. Tesfazion, A. Traina, Lamine Traoré, Julián Trujillo-Trujillo, E. Tukahebwa, P. Vashist, Ernest B. Wanyama, Supriya Warusavithana, T. Watitu, Sheila West, Y. Win, Geordie Woods, A. Yajima, Georges Yaya, Alem Zecarias, S. Zewengiel, Akoi Zoumanigui, P. J. Hooper, T. Millar, L. Rotondo, A. Solomon   +171 more
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Longitudinal Analysis of Antibody Responses to Trachoma Antigens Before and After Mass Drug Administration. [PDF]

, 2014
Blinding trachoma, caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis, is a neglected tropical disease targeted for elimination by 2020. A major component of the elimination strategy is mass drug administration (MDA) with azithromycin.
Dize, Laura, Gaydos, Charlotte, Goodhew, Erica Brook, Lammie, Patrick J, Martin, Diana L, Mkocha, Harran, Morgan, Sheri Maria, Munoz, Beatriz, Switzer, Andrew J, West, Sheila K, Wiegand, Ryan E   +10 more
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Prevalence of Ocular Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in Amhara Region, Ethiopia, after 8 Years of Trachoma Control Interventions

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2023
. Although trachoma mass drug administration (MDA) programs target ocular Chlamydia trachomatis, the global trachoma control program does not monitor infection as a measure of impact but instead relies on monitoring clinical indicators.
S. Nash, A. Chernet, Paul S. Weiss, Andrew W. Nute, Mulat Zerihun, E. Sata, Demelash Gessese, Kimberly A. Jensen, Zebene Ayele, Berhanu Melak, T. Zeru, Abdulkerim Mengistu, Adisu Abebe, Fikre Seife, Z. Tadesse, E. K. Callahan   +15 more
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Exploring water, sanitation, and hygiene coverage targets for reaching and sustaining trachoma elimination: G-computation analysis

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023
Background Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness. To reduce transmission, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) improvements are promoted through a comprehensive public health strategy.
K. Sullivan, E. Harding-Esch, A. Keil, M. Freeman, Wilfrid E Batcho, A. A. Bio Issifou, Victor Bucumi, A. Bella, E. Epée, Segni Bobo Barkesa, Fikre Seife Gebretsadik, Salimato Sanha, K. Kalua, M. Masika, Abdallahi O Minnih, Mariamo Abdala, Marília E Massangaie, A. Amza, Boubacar Kadri, Beido Nassirou, C. Mpyet, Nicholas Olobio, M. Badiane, B. Elshafie, Gilbert Baayenda, George Kabona, Oscar Kaitaba, Alistidia Simon, Tawfik Q Al-Khateeb, C. Mwale, A. Bakhtiari, D. Westreich, A. Solomon, Emily W. Gower   +33 more
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Hidden in Plain Sight: The Enduring Challenge of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Khartoum State, Sudan. [PDF]

J Trop Med
Background Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) disproportionately affect impoverished populations in tropical regions. Despite their significant health burden, data on NTD prevalence and distribution are limited in many areas, including Khartoum State, Sudan.
Rahamtalla BM.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Active Trachoma Prevalence and Related Variables among Children in a Pastoralist Community in Southern Ethiopia in 2021: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2023
. An estimated 30% of trachoma burden is borne by Ethiopia. Data on the prevalence of active trachoma and related factors in a pastoralist population are currently lacking.
Dedefo Tuke, E. Etu, Endale Shalemo
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Water, sanitation, and hygiene for control of trachoma in Ethiopia (WUHA): a two-arm, parallel-group, cluster-randomised trial

Lancet Global Health, 2022
Summary Background WHO promotes the SAFE strategy for the elimination of trachoma as a public health programme, which promotes surgery for trichiasis (ie, the S component), antibiotics to clear the ocular strains of chlamydia that cause trachoma (the A ...
Solomon Aragie, Dionna M. Wittberg, W. Tadesse, Adane Dagnew, Dagnachew Hailu, A. Chernet, Jason S. Melo, Kristen Aiemjoy, M. Haile, T. Zeru, Z. Tadesse, S. Gwyn, Diana L. Martin, B. Arnold, M. Freeman, S. Nash, E. K. Callahan, T. Porco, T. Lietman, J. Keenan   +19 more
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Global progress toward the elimination of active trachoma: an analysis of 38 countries.

Lancet Global Health, 2022
BACKGROUND Global elimination of trachoma as a public health problem was targeted for 2020. We reviewed progress towards the elimination of active trachoma by country and geographical group. METHODS In this retrospective analysis of national survey and
K. Renneker, Mariamo Abdala, J. Addy, T. Al-Khatib, K. Amer, M. Badiane, Wilfrid E Batcho, L. Bella, C. Bougouma, Victor Bucumi, T. Chisenga, Tran Minh Dat, Djoré Dézoumbé, B. Elshafie, Mackline Garae, A. Goepogui, Jaouad Hammou, George Kabona, Boubacar Kadri, K. Kalua, S. Kanyi, Asad Khan, Benjamin Marfo, S. Matendechero, A. Méité, Abdellahi Minnih, F. Mugume, Nicholas Olobio, F. Omar, I. Phiri, Salimato Sanha, Shekhar Sharma, Fikre Seife, O. Sokana, Raebwebwe Taoaba, A. Tesfazion, Lamine Traore, N. Uvon, Georges Yaya, M. Y. Logora, P. J. Hooper, P. Emerson, J. Ngondi   +42 more
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Prevalence of active trachoma and associated factors among school age children in Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019: a community based cross-sectional study

Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2022
Background Trachoma is an infectious eye disease caused by Chlamydial trachomatis . It is a major health problem in poor nations, notably in Sub-Saharan Africa.
A. Shimelash, M. Alemayehu, H. Dagne, Getenet Mihiretie, Yonas Lamore, Eniyew Tegegne, Lake Kumlachew   +6 more
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