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Magnitude and Associated Factors of Podoconiosis and its Comorbidity With Tungiasis Among Residents in Southwest Ethiopia: A Community‐Based Cross‐Sectional Study

Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Nonfilarial elephantiasis, also known as podoconiosis, is a completely preventable, neglected tropical disease characterized by prominent swelling of the lower extremities. The disease is common in sub‐Saharan Africa. However, its epidemiology varies from region to region.
Yared Nigusu, Sisay Teferi, Eshetu Chilo, Teshome Bekana, Kassahun Demelash Alemu, Samuel Ejeta Chibsa, Geleta Nenko Dube, Dereje Oljira Donacho, Qin-Xiu Zhang   +8 more
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The burden of and risk factors for active trachoma in the North and South Wollo Zones of Amhara Region, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2017
Background Trachoma is a disease of the eye, caused by the bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis, which can lead to blindness if left untreated. Ethiopia is one of the most trachoma-affected countries in the world.
Beselam Tadesse, Alemayehu Worku, Abera Kumie, Solomon Abebe Yimer   +3 more
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Active Trachoma Cases in the Solomon Islands Have Varied Polymicrobial Community Structures but Do Not Associate with Individual Non-Chlamydial Pathogens of the Eye

Frontiers in Medicine, 2018
BackgroundSeveral non-chlamydial microbial pathogens are associated with clinical signs of active trachoma in trachoma-endemic communities with a low prevalence of ocular Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) infection.
Robert M. R. Butcher, Oliver Sokana, Kelvin Jack, Eric Kalae, Leslie Sui, Charles Russell, Joanna Houghton, Christine Palmer, Martin J. Holland, Richard T. Le Mesurier, Anthony W. Solomon, David C. W. Mabey, Chrissy h. Roberts   +12 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
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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

Trachoma in remote Indigenous Australia: a review and public health perspective

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2016
Objectives: Trachoma remains a major health concern in many remote Indigenous Australian communities, despite behaviour‐modifying and biomedical strategies.
Johanna M. Warren, Alexander L. Birrell
doaj   +1 more source

The SAFE strategy for trachoma control: poised for rapid scale-up

Community Eye Health Journal, 2014
In 1998, all member states of the United Nations signed up for the Global Alliance for the Elimination of Blinding Trachoma by 2020 (GET 2020) through World Health Assembly resolution 51.1. This called on member states to complete the mapping of blinding
Paul Emerson
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Conjunctival Microbiome-Host Responses Are Associated With Impaired Epithelial Cell Health in Both Early and Late Stages of Trachoma

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2019
Background: Trachoma, a neglected tropical disease, is the leading infectious cause of blindness and visual impairment worldwide. Host responses to ocular chlamydial infection resulting in chronic inflammation and expansion of non-chlamydial bacteria are
Harry Pickering, Christine D. Palmer, Joanna Houghton, Pateh Makalo, Hassan Joof, Tamsyn Derrick, Adriana Goncalves, David C. W. Mabey, Robin L. Bailey, Matthew J. Burton, Chrissy H. Roberts, Sarah E. Burr, Sarah E. Burr, Martin J. Holland, Martin J. Holland   +14 more
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The History of Trachoma and Current Prevalence (Spotlight on Iran): A Review Article

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2018
Background: Trachoma as a common cause of infectious blindness is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. This study aimed to review the available data from variety of sources and provide an overview of the epidemiological situation of Trachoma in Iran focused ...
Gholamhossein YAGHOOBI, Gholamreza ANANI SARAB   +1 more
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The impact of health promotion on trachoma knowledge, attitudes and practice (KAP) of staff in three work settings in remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
BackgroundGlobally, trachoma is the leading cause of infectious blindness and Australia is the only developed country with endemic trachoma. It is found in remote Indigenous communities burdened with poverty, overcrowding and poor hygiene.
Fiona D Lange, Kelly Jones, Rebecca Ritte, Haley E Brown, Hugh R Taylor   +4 more
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