Purpose To review the background, epidemiology and current management of trachoma in
endemic areas and worldwide. Methods Review of literature. Results Trachoma is one of the …

We evaluated the validity of clinically determined active trachoma as a surrogate for
chlamydial eye infection in 1059 children from the Egyptian arm of the Azithromycin in the …

Background/Aim: The World Health Organisation (WHO) hopes to achieve global elimination
of trachoma, still the leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide, in part through …

purpose. Trachoma remains the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. The World
Health Organization (WHO) recommends mass antibiotic distributions in its strategy to …

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 …

Fasciolosis, a helminthic parasitic disease caused by liver fluke Fasciola spp. is considered
an emerging and reemerging parasitic disease of global significance. In the MENA region …

This study described the pattern of trichiasis, active trachoma and trachoma risk factors in 9
governorates of Yemen plus Socotra Island, using a rapid assessment during October and …

Gambia even sensitive nucleic acid amplification tests detect chlamydia on only 0.5% of face
flies. 27 This is within the expected false positive rate for the tests. 28 If flies are indeed a …

Currently, there are approximately 6 million people with irreversible blindness as a result of
chronic follicular conjunctivitis with subsequent corneal scarring caused by Chlamydia …

Trachoma is one of the oldest infectious diseases known to mankind and is the leading
cause of infectious blindness in the world. It belongs to a group of diseases known as …