Using ESPEN data for evidence-based control of neglected tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: A comprehensive model-based geostatistical analysis of soil …

JJ Khaki, M Minnery, E Giorgi - PLOS Neglected Tropical …, 2025 - journals.plos.org
Background The Expanded Special Project for the Elimination of Neglected Tropical
Diseases (ESPEN) was launched in 2019 by the World Health Organization and African …

Challenges and motivating factors for integrating geostatistical models in targeted schistosomiasis control: A qualitative case study in Northwestern Tanzania

JD Mathewson, L van der Spek… - PLOS Neglected …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Introduction To address problems of over-and under-treatment with preventive
chemotherapy resulting in ongoing transmission of schistosomiasis, the World Health …

Trachoma: The Last Decade?

T Al-Khatib, AL Bella, MI Saboyá-Díaz… - Ophthalmic …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This special issue of Ophthalmic Epidemiology is devoted to trachoma, the most common
infectious cause of blindness. In previous such issues published by Ophthalmic …

Assessing the prevalence of trachoma in the East, North, Far North and Adamaoua regions of Cameroon, 2016–2022

E Epee, CF Tagne, A Bakhtiari, S Boyd… - International …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Baseline prevalence surveys in Cameroon in 2010–2012 showed that
trachoma was endemic primarily in the north of the country, with 23 evaluation units (EUs) …

On the use of covariates for trachoma prevalence estimation using geostatistical methods: benefits and limitations

M Sasanami, I Almou, AN Diori, A Bakhtiari, N Beidou… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Background: Model-based geostatistics (MBG) is increasingly used for estimating the
prevalence of neglected tropical diseases, including trachoma, in low-and middle-income …

Eritrea's Blueprint for Trachoma Elimination: A Home-Grown Model for Sustainable Impact

G Baayenda, M Mberu, S Dodson, K Zongo… - International Journal of … - ijidonline.com
Abstract Purpose This overview highlights Eritrea's progress in trachoma elimination from
2006 to 2024, emphasizing the Surgery, Antibiotics, Facial Cleanliness and Environmental …