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Effect of water, sanitation and hygiene interventions on active trachoma in North and South Wollo zones of Amhara Region, Ethiopia: A Quasi-experimental study. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
Trachoma is chronic kerato conjunctivitis, which is caused by repeated infection with Chlamydia trachomatis bacterium. It is hyper endemic in many rural areas of Ethiopia.
Beselam Tadesse, Alemayehu Worku, Abera Kumie, Solomon Abebe Yimer   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
core   +2 more sources

Shortages of benzathine benzylpenicillin G in Australia highlight the need for new sovereign manufacturing capability

Medical Journal of Australia, Volume 222, Issue 5, Page 223-225, March 2025.
Rosemary Wyber, Glenn Pearson, Laurens Manning   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ivermectin as a promising therapeutic option for onchocerciasis‐associated epilepsy

Epilepsia Open, Volume 10, Issue 1, Page 361-367, February 2025.
Abstract Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, is a neglected tropical disease caused by the parasite Onchocerca volvulus. It can lead to blindness and visual impairment. Studies have also demonstrated a link between onchocerciasis and epilepsy, with there being a correlation between onchocerciasis endemicity and epilepsy prevalence ...
Mohammad Amin Manavi, Razieh Mohammad Jafari, Hamed Shafaroodi, Mohammad Sharifzadeh, Ahmad Reza Dehpour   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using lot quality-assurance sampling and area sampling to identify priority areas for trachoma control: Viet Nam

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2005
OBJECTIVE: To report on the use of lot quality-assurance sampling (LQAS) surveys undertaken within an area-sampling framework to identify priority areas for intervention with trachoma control activities in Viet Nam.
Mark Myatt, Nguyen Phuong Mai, Nguyen Quang Quynh, Nguyen Huy Nga, Ha Huy Tai, Nguyen Hung Long, Tran Hung Minh, Hans Limburg   +7 more
doaj  

Population Prevalence of Trachoma in Nine Rural Non-Indigenous Evaluation Units of Brazil [PDF]

, 2021
Célia Landmann Szwarcwald, Maria de Fátima Costa Lopes, Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza Júnior, Daniela Vaz Ferreira Gómez, Expedito José de Albuquerque Luna, Wanessa da Silva de Almeida, Giseli Nogueira Damacena, Joana da Felidade Ribeiro Favacho, Paulo Germano de Frias, Robert Butcher, Sarah Boyd, Ana Bakhtiari, Rebecca Willis, Cristina Jimenez, Emma M. Harding‐Esch, Martha Idalí Saboyá-Díaz, Anthony W. Solomon   +16 more
openalex   +1 more source

Impact of an Educational Intervention on Hygiene Knowledge and Practices Among Municipal Waste and Sanitation Workers in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa

Advances in Public Health, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Safe and clean environments in the urban and peri‐urban settlements depend on municipal waste and sanitation workers (MWSWs). They accomplish this by performing tasks such as sweeping streets, collecting domestic waste regularly, pit latrine cleaning, cleaning public toilets, and operating waste collection trucks.
Alive Ntunja, Wilma ten-Ham Baloyi, June Teare, Oyedele Opeoluwa, Paula Melariri, Yibo Wu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risk factors for active trachoma and ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection in treatment-naïve trachoma-hyperendemic communities of the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea Bissau.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
BackgroundTrachoma, caused by ocular infection with Chlamydia trachomatis, is hyperendemic on the Bijagós Archipelago of Guinea Bissau. An understanding of the risk factors associated with active trachoma and infection on these remote and isolated ...
Anna R Last, Sarah E Burr, Helen A Weiss, Emma M Harding-Esch, Eunice Cassama, Meno Nabicassa, David C Mabey, Martin J Holland, Robin L Bailey   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of Collagen Cross‐Linking Alone to 1% Povidone–Iodine Treatment of Refractory Corneal Ulcers: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Journal of Ophthalmology, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Background: Corneal ulcer is one of the most common causes of corneal opacities. This study compared the effects of topical 1% povidone–iodine (PI) and corneal collagen cross‐linking in patients with therapy‐resistant corneal ulcers. Methods: This single‐blind randomized clinical trial included patients referred to Al‐Zahra Ophthalmology Hospital in ...
Mohammad-Hosein Validad, Soroush Jamshidian, Tahereh Rakhshandadi, Monireh Mahjoob, Sudhir Patel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
core   +1 more source