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An observational assessment of the safety of mass drug administration for trachoma in Ethiopian children [PDF]
, 2022 Allan Ciciriello +14 more
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BMC Ophthalmology, 2020 Background Trachoma is a neglected eye disease and an important cause of preventable corneal blindness. In endemic areas, initial infection can occur in early childhood and following a recurrent episodes, it progresses to scarring and visual impairment ...
Mesfin Wudu Kassaw +4 more
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Targeting trachoma control through risk mapping: the example of Southern Sudan. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2010 BACKGROUND: Trachoma is a major cause of blindness in Southern Sudan. Its distribution has only been partially established and many communities in need of intervention have therefore not been identified or targeted.
Archie C A Clements +7 more
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People and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 11, Page 2585-2601, November 2025.Abstract Woody encroachment is affecting nature's contributions to people (NCP) in grassy ecosystems around the world, but these impacts have not yet been well summarised. Moreover, the impacts of encroachment are likely to vary depending on the historical ecosystem dynamics, climatic conditions, encroacher species, and the temporal, spatial, cultural ...
Felix Vusumuzi Skhosana +4 more
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Celebrating 20 years of progress: accelerating towards elimination
Community Eye Health Journal, 2018 Twenty years after the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution that targeted trachoma for elimination, work is continuing at a rapid pace.
Virginia Sarah +2 more
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The East Africa Trachoma/NTD Cross-border Partnership
Community Eye Health Journal, 2016 Eastern Africa, which comprises Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, has the highest burden of trachoma in the world. In sub-Saharan Africa, there are 1,274 districts known to be endemic for trachoma (i.e., the incidence of ...
Teshome Gebre , Girija Sankar
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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 +3 more
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Trachoma then and now: update on mapping and control
Community Eye Health Journal, 2018 In the last 30 years, there has been rapid progress towards ending the suffering and blindness caused by trachoma, with five countries being validated as having achieved elimination. However, many challenges remain.
Anthony W Solomon +2 more
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Edna McConnell Clark Foundation - 1999 Annual Report [PDF]
, 2000 Contains president's message, program information, grants list, financial statements, grant guidelines, and lists of advisors, board members, and ...
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Linear growth in preschool children treated with mass azithromycin distributions for trachoma: A cluster-randomized trial. [PDF]
, 2019 BackgroundMass azithromycin distributions have been shown to reduce mortality among pre-school children in sub-Saharan Africa. It is unclear what mediates this mortality reduction, but one possibility is that antibiotics function as growth promoters for ...
Aiemjoy, Kristen +11 more
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