Prevalence of ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection and antibodies within districts persistently endemic for trachoma, Amhara, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Persistent trachoma is increasingly recognized as a serious concern for the global trachoma program. Persistent trachoma is defined as those districts that have had two or more trachoma impact surveys in which the trachomatous inflammation-follicular (TF) prevalence has never been <5%, the elimination threshold for TF. Enhanced tools such as infection and serological monitoring elucidate long-term transmission patterns within persistent districts. This study aimed to clarify trachoma intensity via both traditional indicators and Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) infection and serologic markers in four districts experiencing persistent trachoma with >10 years of interventions.

Methodology

Population-based surveys were conducted in 2019 in four trachoma persistent district

SUBMITTER: Lynn MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11936273 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature