CEC Michel, AW Solomon, JPV Magbanua, PA … - The Lancet, 2006 - Elsevier Trachoma results from repeated episodes of conjunctival infection with Chlamydia
trachomatis and is the leading infectious cause of blindness. To eliminate
trachoma, control programmes use the SAFE strategy (Surgery, Antibiotics, ... Cited by 28 - Related articles - All 12 versions
KJ Ray, TC Porco, KC Hong, DC Lee, W … - BMC Infectious Diseases, 2007 - biomedcentral.com The World Health Organization recommends periodic mass antibiotic distributions
to reduce the ocular strains of chlamydia that cause trachoma, the world's
leading cause of infectious blindness. Their stated goal is to control ... Cited by 19 - Related articles - Cached - All 8 versions
HR Wright, A Turner, HR Taylor - The Lancet, 2008 - Elsevier Trachoma is a keratoconjunctivitis caused by ocular infection with Chlamydia
trachomatis. Repeated or persistent episodes lead to increasingly severe
inflammation that can progress to scarring of the upper tarsal conjunctiva. ... Cited by 11 - Related articles - All 5 versions
- ►v2020la.org [PDF] WF Astle, B Wiafe, AD Ingram, M Mwanga, CB … - Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 2006 - informahealthcare.com Purpose: To determine the prevalence of trachoma and to measure the impact of
the SAFE strategy (World Health Organization GET 2020 strategy) for treating
trachoma in the Gwembe District of Southern Zambia. Design: This is an ... Cited by 6 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
RF Baggaley, AW Solomon, H Kuper, S Polack, … - Tropical Medicine and International Health, 2006 - interscience.wiley.com It is also possible that your web browser is not configured or not able to
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A Taye, W Alemayehu, M Melese, A Geyid, Y … - Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology, 2007 - ingentaconnect.com Seasonal and altitudinal variations in fly density and their association with
the occurrence of trachoma, in the Gurage zone of central Ethiopia ... A. TAYE
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MS Singer, R Dana - International ophthalmology clinics, 2006 - journals.lww.com The world's most common cause of inflammatory blindness is far from the
conscience of most Americans. Trachoma actively afflicts 150 million people in
55 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and rural Australia. 1 Six ... Cited by 3 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 3 versions
- ►ajtmh.org S Lee, W Alemayehu, M Melese, T Lakew, D … - The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2007 - ASTMH There are various approaches to control trachoma. These include the elimination
of the ocular strains of Chlamydia trachomatis that cause the disease and to
decrease the spread of infection by other measures such as fly control. ... Cited by 3 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 8 versions
- ►oxfordjournals.org MJ Burton - British Medical Bulletin, 2008 - British Council Trachoma is the most common infectious cause of blindness worldwide. It afflicts
some of the poorest regions of the globe, predominantly in Africa and Asia. The
disease is initiated in early childhood by repeated infection of the ocular ... Cited by 3 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
LA Reilly, J Favacho, LM Garcez, O … - Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2007 - SciELO Brasil Synanthropic flies have been shown to be important mechanical vectors of
Chlamydia trachomatis, which causes trachoma. However entomological studies have
not been forthcoming in Latin America. This study assesses the relationship ... Cited by 1 - Related articles - Cached - BL Direct - All 7 versions
