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Strategies for control of trachoma: observational study with quantitative PCR by Solomon, Anthony W, Holland, Martin J, Burton, Matthew J, West, Sheila K, Alexander, Neal DE, Aguirre, Aura, Massae, Patrick A, Mkocha, Harran, Muñoz, Beatriz, Johnson, Gordon J, Peeling, Rosanna W, Bailey, Robin L, Foster, Allen, Mabey, David CW

“…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…”
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Re-emergence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection after mass antibiotic treatment of a trachoma-endemic Gambian community: a longitudinal study by Burton, Matthew J, Holland, Martin J, Makalo, Pateh, Aryee, Esther AN, Alexander, Neal DE, Sillah, Ansumana, Faal, Hannah, West, Sheila K, Foster, Allen, Johnson, Gordon J, Mabey, David CW, Bailey, Robin L

“…Community-wide mass antibiotic treatment is a central component of trachoma control. The optimum frequency and duration of treatment are unknown. We measured…”
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Sample size calculations for skewed distributions by Cundill, Bonnie, Alexander, Neal D E

“…Sample size calculations should correspond to the intended method of analysis. Nevertheless, for non-normal distributions, they are often done on the basis of…”
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Defining Seropositivity Thresholds for Use in Trachoma Elimination Studies by Migchelsen, Stephanie J, Martin, Diana L, Southisombath, Khamphoua, Turyaguma, Patrick, Heggen, Anne, Rubangakene, Peter Paul, Joof, Hassan, Makalo, Pateh, Cooley, Gretchen, Gwyn, Sarah, Solomon, Anthony W, Holland, Martin J, Courtright, Paul, Willis, Rebecca, Alexander, Neal D E, Mabey, David C W, Roberts, Chrissy H

“…Efforts are underway to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem by 2020. Programmatic guidelines are based on clinical signs that correlate poorly with…”
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Mass Treatment with Single-Dose Azithromycin for Trachoma by Solomon, Anthony W, Holland, Martin J, Alexander, Neal D.E, Massae, Patrick A, Aguirre, Aura, Natividad-Sancho, Angels, Molina, Sandra, Safari, Salesia, Shao, John F, Courtright, Paul, Peeling, Rosanna W, West, Sheila K, Bailey, Robin L, Foster, Allen, Mabey, David C.W

“…Trachoma, an important cause of blindness, is caused by infection with Chlamydia trachomatis . In a Tanzanian community in which trachoma was endemic, the…”
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Two Doses of Azithromycin to Eliminate Trachoma in a Tanzanian Community by Solomon, Anthony W, Massae, Patrick A, Courtright, Paul, Harding-Esch, Emma, Shao, John F, Alexander, Neal D.E, Aguirre, Aura, Holland, Martin J, Bailey, Robin L, Foster, Allen, Mabey, David C.W

“…These authors found that one or two rounds of high-coverage mass treatment with azithromycin may be sufficient to eliminate ocular C. trachomatis in…”
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Profound and sustained reduction in Chlamydia trachomatis in The Gambia: a five-year longitudinal study of trachoma endemic communities by Burton, Matthew J, Holland, Martin J, Makalo, Pateh, Aryee, Esther A N, Sillah, Ansumana, Cohuet, Sandra, Natividad, Angels, Alexander, Neal D E, Mabey, David C W, Bailey, Robin L

“…The elimination of blinding trachoma focuses on controlling Chlamydia trachomatis infection through mass antibiotic treatment and measures to limit…”
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Mass Treatment to Eliminate Filariasis in Papua New Guinea by Bockarie, Florence, Bockarie, Moses J, Tisch, Daniel J, Kastens, Will, Alexander, Neal D.E, Dimber, Zachary, Ibam, Ervin, Alpers, Michael P, Kazura, James W

“…In Papua New Guinea, approximately 2500 residents participated in a prospective, four-year study of the effects of a single dose of antifilarial drugs given…”
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Reduction in acute filariasis morbidity during a mass drug administration trial to eliminate lymphatic filariasis in Papua New Guinea by Tisch, Daniel J, Alexander, Neal D E, Kiniboro, Benson, Dagoro, Henry, Siba, Peter M, Bockarie, Moses J, Alpers, Michael P, Kazura, James W

“…Acute painful swelling of the extremities and scrotum are debilitating clinical manifestations of Wuchereria bancrofti infection. The ongoing global program to…”
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Randomised community-based trial of annual single-dose diethylcarbamazine with or without ivermectin against Wuchereria bancrofti infection in human beings and mosquitoes by Bockarie, Moses J, Alexander, Neal DE, Hyun, Philip, Dimber, Zachary, Bockarie, Florence, Ibam, Ervin, Alpers, Michael P, Kazura, James W

“…WHO has targeted lymphatic filariasis for elimination. Studies of vector-parasite relations of Wuchereria bancrofti suggest that a reduction in the…”
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