Trachoma is an infectious disease characterized by repeated exposures to Chlamydia
trachomatis (Ct) that may ultimately lead to blindness. Efficient identification of communities …

Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) is the most common cause of bacterial sexually transmitted
infection and infectious cause of blindness (trachoma) worldwide. Understanding the spatial …

Background Validation of elimination of trachoma as a public health problem is based on
clinical indicators, using the WHO simplified grading system. Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) …

Background The natural history of ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infections in endemic
communities has not been well characterised and is an important determinant of the …

Abstract Background Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) is the most common infectious cause of
blindness and bacterial sexually transmitted infection worldwide. Ct strain-specific …

Although trachoma mass drug administration (MDA) programs target ocular Chlamydia
trachomatis, the global trachoma control program does not monitor infection as a measure of …

Persistent trachoma is a growing concern to trachoma control programs globally and
programs serving Ethiopia specifically. Persistent trachoma is defined as a district with two …

Background Trachoma, a neglected tropical disease, is caused by ocular infection with
Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct). The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends three …

Background Mathematical models predict an exponential distribution of infection prevalence
across communities where a disease is disappearing. Trachoma control programs offer an …

Introduction Community-wide administration of antibiotics is one arm of a four-pronged
strategy in the global initiative to eliminate blindness due to trachoma. The potential impact …