Trachoma, a chronic conjunctivitis caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. In recognition of this public health problem, the World Health Assembly has ...

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Trachoma is the leading cause of infectious blindness in the world, with Ethiopia the most impacted country in Africa. In a ...

Strong public health and community support has helped India to be free from trachoma -- a highly contagious bacterial infection that has been a major cause of preventable blindness worldwide, said the ...

Trachoma, a chronic bacterial keratoconjunctivitis, has always been inextricably linked with poverty. It would not even be mentioned in the curricula of many U.S. medical schools today if not for its ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio Trachoma, caused by Chlamydia trachomatis ...

Q: Which specialist should I consult for symptoms of trachoma? A: You need to consult an eye specialist (ophthalmologist). In communities where there is no access to specialist care, a general ...

In many countries of the world including India, controlling the serious eye disease trachoma remained a challenge. However, now the eye disease called trachoma has been completely eradicated in India.

The new federal minister responsible for Indigenous health said the pandemic has contributed to missing a goal of eliminating eye disease trachoma. Australia is the most developed country in the world ...

Trachoma is an infection of the eyes by Chlamydia trachomatis and is the leading cause of preventable blindness. Although the control over trachoma is very well in developed nations, in overcrowded ...

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2012;10(1):75-83. The WHO has developed a simplified grading scheme which is used to report the prevalence of active trachoma and the sequelae in the population. [17] If ...