BACKGROUND Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness and is caused by ocular infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct). While the majority of the global disease burden is found in sub-Saharan Africa, the Western Pacific Region has been identified as trachoma endemic. Population surveys carried out throughout Fiji have shown an abundance of both clinically active tracho...

Material.-The patients were unselected; all the cases of trachoma who attended the Lebanese Red Cross Eye Clinic of Moussaitbeh were included, provided: (a) they did not suffer from any other ophthalmic or debilitating disease; (b) they attended the clinic regularly; (c) they had not had other treatment for trachoma for at least 6 months; (d) they used the ointment given to them regularly, twic...

Australia is the only developed country to suffer trachoma and it is only found in remote Indigenous communities. In 2009, trachoma prevalence was 14%, but through screening, treatment and health promotion, rates had fallen to 4% in 2012. More work needs to be done to sustain these declining rates. In 2012, 25% of screened communities still had endemic trachoma and 8% had hyperendemic trachoma....

AIMS A population-based cross-sectional survey for trachoma prevalence was conducted in a subdistrict of northern Nigeria. The objectives of the survey were to determine the magnitude and pattern of trachoma and the barriers to uptake of lid surgery in the area. METHODS A total of 2903 people of all ages were examined out of 3715 registered eligible persons. The study population was chosen by...

Trachoma, a chronic keratoconjunctivitis, is caused by episodes of infection with Chlamydia trachomatis, an obligate intracellular bacterium. Only serovars A, B, Ba, and C are implicated in trachoma. Trachoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide [1]. According to the World Health Organization, currently 84 million people, mostly children, have active disease, and another 7.6 milli...

An in vitro test for the differentiation of trachoma strain isolates was described. The method was based on absorption of trachoma antiserum followed by immunofluorescent staining of individual trachoma strains. Nineteen trachoma strains were studied; two main types were identified. Evidence for quantitative and qualitative antigenic variation between the two types was presented. The limitation...

BACKGROUND Australia is the only high income country with persisting endemic trachoma. A national control program involving mass drug administration with oral azithromycin, in place since 2006, has some characteristics which differ from programs in low income settings, particularly in regard to the use of a wider range of treatment strategies, and more regular assessments of community prevalenc...

Trachoma, an ocular infection caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. The blinding sequelae, which occur in middle age, are felt to be the result of numerous or lengthy episodes of severe inflammatory trachoma in childhood. Risk factors for constant, severe trachoma were identified in a group of children enrolled in a longitudinal study in Kongwa, Ta...

BACKGROUND Trachoma, one of the neglected tropical diseases is suspected to be endemic in Malawi. OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of trachoma and associated risk factors in central and southern Malawi. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS A population based survey conducted in randomly selected clusters in Chikwawa district (population 438,895), southern Malawi and Mchinji district (popula...