EM Harding-Esch, CR Burgert-Brucker… - Ophthalmic …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Population-based prevalence surveys are essential for decision-making on interventions to achieve trachoma elimination as a public health problem. This paper …
World Health Organization - 2022 - books.google.com
Using the WHO-recommended “SAFE” strategy (surgery, antibiotics, facial cleanliness, environmental improvement), considerable progress is being made towards global …
A Srivathsan, A Abdou, T Al-Khatib… - Clinical Infectious …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Assessing the feasibility of 2030 as a target date for global elimination of trachoma, and identification of districts that may require enhanced treatment to meet World Health …
M Sasanami, B Amoah, AN Diori, A Amza… - PLOS Neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Trachoma is the commonest infectious cause of blindness worldwide. Efforts are being made to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem globally. However, as …
T Bayode, A Siegmund - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Malaria ranks high among prevalent and ravaging infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The negative impacts, disease burden, and risk are higher among children and …
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 …
OA Eneanya, MG Delea, J Cano… - … American Journal of …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A comprehensive understanding of the spatial distribution and correlates of infection are key for the planning of disease control programs and assessing the feasibility of elimination …
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 …
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 …