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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, Aparna Barua Adams, Tim Jesudasan   +2 more
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Prevalence and determinants of active trachoma among preschool-aged children in Dembia District, Northwest Ethiopia

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2017
Background Trachoma is an infectious eye disease caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, which is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. In areas where trachoma is endemic, active trachoma is common among preschool-aged children, with varying ...
Ayanaw Tsega Ferede, Abel Fekadu Dadi, Amare Tariku, Akilew Awoke Adane   +3 more
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THE SURGERY OF TRACHOMA. [PDF]

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1898
Surgical procedures for the relief of trachoma are only indicated in the chronic stage of this disease, and especially for the relief of the complications and sequelae, the most common of which are pannus, ulcerative keratitis (chiefly in the form of multiple erosion ulcers), blepharophimosis with its accompanying lid friction, and mucopurulent ...
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Costs of testing for ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection compared to mass drug administration for trachoma in the Gambia: application of results from the PRET study. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Mass drug administration (MDA) treatment of active trachoma with antibiotic is recommended to be initiated in any district where the prevalence of trachoma inflammation, follicular (TF) is ≥ 10% in children aged 1-9 years, and then to ...
Jaskiran K. Dhanjal, Jofre-Bonet, M., Edwards Tansy, Sillah Ansumana, Mabey, David, Jofre-Bonet, M, Sillah, Ansumana, Burr, S., Holland, M., Ansumana Sillah (211335), Dhanjal, Jaskiran K, Harding-Esch, E, Bailey Robin, West, S, Sarah Burr, Jofre-Bonet Mireia, Burr, Sarah, Mabey David, Tom Lietman, Martin Holland, Lietman, T., Burr Sarah, Ansumana Sillah, Tom Lietman (421435), David Mabey (37055), Jeremy Keenan, Holland Martin, Sheila West (265440), Keenan, J, Harding-Esch Emma, West Sheila, Keenan, Jeremy, Emma Harding-Esch (372207), Robin Bailey, Lietman, T, Jaskiran K Dhanjal, Sarah Burr (728655), Dhanjal, J. K., Harding-Esch, Emma, Sillah, A., Sheila West, Jofre-Bonet, Mireia, Keenan Jeremy, Bailey, Robin, Mabey, D, Mireia Jofre-Bonet (728653), Lietman Tom, Edwards, Tansy, Keenan, J., Robin Bailey (62493), Tansy Edwards (122527), Bailey, R, Mabey, D., Emma Harding-Esch, Lietman, Tom, Tansy Edwards, Martin Holl, Jeremy Keenan (267237), Edwards, T, Mireia Jofre-Bonet, Holland, Martin, Harding-Esch, E., Edwards, T., Martin Holland (728656), West, S., Sillah, A, Jaskiran K. Dhanjal (728654), West, Sheila, Burr, S, Bailey, R., David Mabey, Dhanjal Jaskiran K., Dhanjal, JK, Holland, M   +73 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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Relationship between Community Drug Administration Strategy and Changes in Trachoma Prevalence, 2007 to 2013.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016
BackgroundAustralia is the only high income country with persisting endemic trachoma. A national control program involving mass drug administration with oral azithromycin, in place since 2006, has some characteristics which differ from programs in low ...
Bette Liu, Carleigh Cowling, Andrew Hayen, Gabrielle Watt, Donna B Mak, Stephen Lambert, Hugh Taylor, John M Kaldor   +7 more
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Prevalence and associations of active trachoma among rural preschool children in Wadla district, northern Ethiopia

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, Ayele Mamo Abebe, Kirubel Dagnaw Tegegne, Mikiyas Amare Getu, Woldemichael Tadesse Bihonegn   +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, Lucia W Kur, Gideon Gatpan, Jeremiah M Ngondi, Paul M Emerson, Mounir Lado, Anthony Sabasio, Jan H Kolaczinski   +7 more
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Mass treatment with azithromycin for trachoma control: participation clusters in households. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Mass treatment to trachoma endemic communities is a critical part of the World Health Organization SAFE strategy. However, non-participation may not be at random, affecting coverage surveys and effectiveness if infection is differential ...
Edwards Tansy, Sillah Ansumana, Harding-Esch, Emma M, David C. W. Mabey, Munoz Beatriz, Sillah, Ansumana, Sheila K West, Emma M. Harding-Esch, Harran Mkocha, PRET Project Team, Sheila K. West, Bailey Robin L., Elizabeth N. Ssemanda, Beatriz Munoz, Edwards, Tansy, Harding-Esch Emma M., David C W Mabey, Emma M Harding-Esch, Mkocha, Harran, Stare, Dianne, Tansy Edwards, Ansumana Sillah, Munoz, Beatriz, Ssemanda, Elizabeth N, Ssemanda Elizabeth N., Mabey David C. W., Robin L Bailey, Dianne Stare, Bailey, Robin L, Mkocha Harran, null null, West, Sheila K, Stare Dianne, Elizabeth N Ssemanda, Mabey, David CW, West Sheila K., Robin L. Bailey   +36 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, Paul M Emerson , Serge Resnikoff   +2 more
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