The Epidemiology of Ocular Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection Within Districts Persistently Endemic for Trachoma in Amhara, Ethiopia

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

By 
Scott D. Nash, 
Eshetu Sata, 
Ambahun Chernet, 
Tania A. Gonzalez, 
Andrew W. Nute, 
Victoria C. Ontiveros, 
Demelash Gessese, 
Mulat Zerihun, 
Kimberly A. Jensen, 
Gizachew Yismaw, 
Taye Zeru, 
Berhanu Melak, 
Zebene Ayele, 
Fetene Mihretu, 
Fikre Seife, 
Zerihun Tadesse, 
and E. Kelly Callahan

Description: 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 or more trachoma impact surveys (TISs) at which the prevalence of trachomatous inflammation-follicular (TF) among children ages 1–9 years is ≥5%, the elimination threshold. Because the global target for trachoma elimination as a public health problem is 2030, research is needed to better characterize persistent trachoma. This study described the epidemiology of ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection, the causative bacteria of trachoma, in seven contiguous districts experiencing persistent trachoma.

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