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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  

Prevalence of Trachoma in Car-Nicobar Island, India after Three Annual Rounds of Mass Drug Administration with Azithromycin.

PLoS ONE, 2016
BackgroundA high proportion of active trachoma infection in children of Car-Nicobar Island was reported through the Trachoma Rapid Assessment survey conducted in year 2010 by the same researchers.
Sumit Malhotra, Praveen Vashist, Noopur Gupta, Mani Kalaivani, Gita Satpathy, Anita Shah, Sujaya Krishnan, Rajvardhan Azad   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrated Serologic Surveillance of Population Immunity and Disease Transmission. [PDF]

, 2018
Antibodies are unique among biomarkers in their ability to identify persons with protective immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases and to measure past exposure to diverse pathogens. Most infectious disease surveillance maintains a single-disease focus,
Arnold, Benjamin F, Lammie, Patrick J, Priest, Jeffrey W, Scobie, Heather M   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Beyond the classroom: The transformative experience of short rural immersion programs for health professional students: A narrative review

Medical Education, Volume 59, Issue 7, Page 682-693, July 2025.
Abstract Background Rural areas house nearly half the global population yet face a significant shortage of skilled health professionals, exacerbating health inequities. Short‐term rural immersion programs offer a cost‐effective approach to exposing health professional students to the unique challenges of rural healthcare. Transformative learning theory
Anett Nyaradi, Terena Solomons, Keith McNaught   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Harnessing Jasminum Bioactive Compounds: Updated Insights for Therapeutic and Food Preservation Innovations

Food Frontiers, Volume 6, Issue 3, Page 1093-1128, May 2025.
Jasminum bioactives improve food preservation by providing antimicrobial and antioxidant effects, especially when incorporated into active packaging, edible films, and nanoformulations that enhance stability and controlled release. They also offer many pharmacological benefits, including anti‐inflammatory, neuroprotective, and wound‐healing properties.
Antonio Rescigno, Paolo Zucca, Stefania Peddio, Sriranjani Srikanth, Niharika Prakash Kaushik, Nanjangud Venkatesh Anil Kumar, Gerardo Leyva‐Gómez, Dorota Kregiel, Ibrahim M. Abu‐Reidah, Surjit Sen, Krishnendu Acharya, William N. Setzer, Marta Palma‐Morales, Miquel Martorell, Daniela Calina, Celia Rodríguez‐Pérez, Javad Sharifi‐Rad, William C. Cho   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Active trachoma and community use of sanitation, Ethiopia. [PDF]

, 2017
OBJECTIVE: To investigate, in Amhara, Ethiopia, the association between prevalence of active trachoma among children aged 1-9 years and community sanitation usage.
Callahan, Elizabeth K, Clasen, Thomas F, Emerson, Paul M, Endeshaw, Tekola, Flanders, Dana, Gessese, Demelash, Guadie, Birhan, King, Jonathan D, Kramer, Michael R, Melak, Berhanu, Moe, Christine L, Oswald, William E, Sata, Eshetu, Stewart, Aisha Ep, Tadesse, Zerihun, Teferi, Tesfaye, Zerihun, Mulat   +16 more
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Progress towards the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in four counties of Eastern Equatoria State, Republic of South Sudan

Tropical Medicine &International Health, Volume 30, Issue 3, Page 159-169, March 2025.
Abstract Background Trachoma is targeted by the World Health Organization (WHO) for elimination as a public health problem by 2030. Trachoma impact surveys using standardised methodology are recommended to monitor progress towards elimination and to determine eligibility for continued surgery, antibiotics, facial cleanliness, and environmental ...
Stephen Ohidor, Nicholas A. Presley, Angelia M. Sanders, Andrew W. Nute, Tania A. Gonzalez, Yak Yak Bol, Albino W. Nyibong, Paul Weiss, James Niquette, E. Kelly Callahan, Scott D. Nash   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation's Tropical Disease Research Program: A 25-Year Retrospective Review 1976-1999 [PDF]

, 2000
Documents and details the foundation's commitment to the program from its inception, and provides an analysis of its successes until the completion of the program in ...
Barnett L. Cline, Carolyn Asbury, Victoria M. Gammino   +2 more
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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