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Ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection and infectious load among pre-school aged children within trachoma hyperendemic districts receiving the SAFE strategy, Amhara region, Ethiopia

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020
Background After approximately 5 years of SAFE (surgery, antibiotics, facial cleanliness, environmental improvement) interventions for trachoma, hyperendemic (trachomatous inflammation-follicular (TF) ≥30%) districts remained in Amhara, Ethiopia.
S. Nash, A. Chernet, J. Moncada, Aisha E. P. Stewart, Tigist Astale, E. Sata, Mulat Zerihun, Demelash Gessese, Berhanu Melak, G. Ayenew, Zebene Ayele, Melsew Chanyalew, T. Lietman, E. K. Callahan, J. Schachter, Z. Tadesse   +15 more
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Pricing of drugs and donations: options for sustainable equity pricing. [PDF]

, 2001
Effective medicines exist to treat or alleviate many diseases which predominate in the developing world and cause high mortality and morbidity rates. Price should not be an obstacle preventing access to these medicines.
Ford, N, Herranz, E, Pérez-Casas, C
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Assessment of trachoma in suspected endemic areas within 16 provinces in mainland China. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
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, Silvio Paolo Mariotti, Serge Resnikoff, Yuqin Wang, Shicheng Yu, Mingguang He, Yingchuan Fan, Haidong Zou, Wenfang Zhang, Yading Jia, Lihua Wang, Huaijin Guan, Xiao Xu, Leilei Zhan, Lei An, Quanfu Ye, Ningli Wang   +16 more
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Trachoma rapid assessments in Unity and Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal States, Southern Sudan. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2010
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, Lucia W Kur, Aggrey Ndyaba, Mounir Lado, Juma Shafi, Emmanuel Kabare, R Scott McClelland, Jan H Kolaczinski   +7 more
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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, A. Wassie   +3 more
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The burden of neglected tropical diseases in Ethiopia, and opportunities for integrated control and elimination [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of chronic parasitic diseases and related conditions that are the most common diseases among the 2·7 billion people globally living on less than US$2 per day.
A Alemu, A Aseffa, A Deressa, A Haileamlak, A Yami, Abraham Aseffa, AD Bryceson, Ahmed Ali, AM Dorkenoo, Asrat Hailu, AZ Zein, B Erko, B Erko, B Liese, B Yakob, BA Boatin, C Bogh, C Hanson, C Prasittisuk, C Sikorski, Central Statistical Agency [Ethiopia], ICF International, D Fekadu, DG Addiss, DH Molyneux, DH Molyneux, DR ten Eyck, E Litt, E Negera, E Negera, E Ruiz-Tiben, E Yimer, EW Price, F Demissie, F Tekola, FMOH, FMOH, FMoH, G Davey, G Davey, G Davey, G Mengistu, G Tefera, Gail Davey, GS Smith, H Birrie, H Kloos, H Kloos, J Alvar, J Alvar, JH Kolaczinski, JH Kolaczinski, JO Gyapong, K Bogel, KA Grépin, Kadu Meribo, Kebede Deribe, L Erosie, L Jemaneh, M Fekadu, M Fekadu, M Herrero, MA Brady, MC Baker, Ministry of Health, MJ Burton, MJ Taylor, N Kebede, NB Kabatereine, P Steinmann, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PJ Hotez, PM Emerson, R ter Horst, RL Pullan, RW Ashford, S Bashaye, S Brooker, S Brooker, S Cairncross, S Negash, SG Gundersen, T Wondimagegnehu, Teshome Gebre, The Carter Center, W Shiferaw, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, WHO, Y Berhane, Z Tadesse, ZA Zein   +103 more
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Blinding trachoma among refugees: complicating social disaster

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2015
Objective:: To determine the prevalence of blinding trachoma among refugees in South Western Ethiopia. Methods:: A cross-sectional outreach clinic based descriptive study was conducted on 1 054 refugees in Southwest Ethiopia.
Yeshigeta Gelaw, Aemero Abateneh
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Milestones in the fight to eliminate trachoma

Ophthalmic & physiological optics, 2020
Trachoma, a chronic conjunctivitis that can result in vision loss from trichiasis, is targeted for global elimination by 2020. Several milestones in the long process towards elimination are noteworthy for the impact they have had on changing or ...
S. West
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases workshop report: "Chlamydia vaccines: The way forward". [PDF]

, 2019
Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct), an intracellular pathogen, is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection. In addition to acute cervicitis and urethritis, Ct can lead to serious sequelae of significant public health burden including pelvic ...
Brunham, Robert C, Darville, Toni, de la Maza, Luis M, Deal, Carolyn, Zhong, Guangming   +4 more
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High prevalence of active trachoma and associated factors among school-aged children in Southwest Ethiopia.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023
BackgroundActive trachoma is a highly contagious ongoing stage of trachoma that predominantly occurs during childhood in an endemic area. This study assessed the prevalence and factors associated with active trachoma among school-aged children ...
Dawit Getachew, Fekede Woldekidan, Gizachew Ayele, Yordanos Bekele, Samrawit Sleshi, Eyob Tekalgn, Teshale Worku, Mengistu Ayenew, Biruk Bogale, Abyot Asres   +9 more
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