Eye health and vision have widespread and profound implications for many aspects of life,
health, sustainable development, and the economy. Yet nowadays, many people, families, …

Introduction The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are infectious diseases that principally
impact the world's poorest people. They have been neglected for decades, initially as part of …

We previously reported that laboratory reference strains of Chlamydia trachomatis differing in
infection organotropism correlated with inactivating mutations in the pathogen’s tryptophan …

Chlamydia trachomatis is responsible for both trachoma and sexually transmitted infections,
causing substantial morbidity and economic cost globally. Despite this, our knowledge of its …

Trachoma is an infectious eye disease that causes blindness; it is prevalent in many poor
rural communities. The World Health Organization has set the year 2020 as the target for …

Trachoma is the most common infectious cause of blindness. It is caused by ocular serovars
of Chlamydia trachomatis. Transmission is favoured in poor communities, where crowding is …

Background Trachoma, caused by repeated ocular infection with Chlamydia trachomatis, is
an important cause of blindness. Current recommended dosing intervals for mass …

Background Antibiotics are an important part of WHO's strategy to eliminate trachoma as a
blinding disease by 2020. At present, who needs to be treated is unclear. We aimed to …

Purpose: To complete the baseline trachoma map worldwide by conducting population-based
surveys in an estimated 1238 suspected endemic districts of 34 countries. Methods: A …

Trachoma is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. Clinical grading with the WHO simplified
system can be highly repeatable provided graders are adequately trained and standardized. At …