The WHO and its partners had hoped to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem by
2020. They werenLt even close. Trachoma programs have had considerable success …

Mozambique is making progress towards elimination of trachoma as a public health
problem, but in some districts trachomatous inflammation—follicular (TF) prevalence …

Background Trachoma recrudescence after elimination as a public health problem has been
reached is a concern for control programs globally. Programs typically conduct district-level …

Objectives A 6‐week course of tetracycline eye ointment is an alternative to single‐dose oral
azithromycin in annual mass drug administration for trachoma control. Compliance with the …

Trachomatous scarring has been shown to progress regardless of active ocular Chlamydia
trachomatis infection, indicating that scarring drivers may be unrelated to ongoing …

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 …

Trachoma recrudescence is a serious concern for trachoma control programs. Programs
define recrudescence as the return of trachomatous inflammation-follicular (TF) prevalence …