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Enteric virome of Ethiopian children participating in a clean water intervention trial by Altan, Eda, Aiemjoy, Kristen, Phan, Tung G, Deng, Xutao, Aragie, Solomon, Tadesse, Zerihun, Callahan, Kelly E, Keenan, Jeremy, Delwart, Eric

“…The enteric viruses shed by different populations can be influenced by multiple factors including access to clean drinking water. We describe here the…”
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Longer-Term Assessment of Azithromycin for Reducing Childhood Mortality in Africa by Keenan, Jeremy D, Arzika, Ahmed M, Maliki, Ramatou, Boubacar, Nameywa, Elh Adamou, Sanoussi, Moussa Ali, Maria, Cook, Catherine, Lebas, Elodie, Lin, Ying, Ray, Kathryn J, O’Brien, Kieran S, Doan, Thuy, Oldenburg, Catherine E, Callahan, E. Kelly, Emerson, Paul M, Porco, Travis C, Lietman, Thomas M

“…In the MORDOR I study, mortality was lower in communities in Niger that received single-dose azithromycin twice yearly for 2 years than in communities that…”
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Unravelling Chlamydia trachomatis diversity in Amhara, Ethiopia: MLVA-ompA sequencing as a molecular typing tool for trachoma by Harte, Anna J, Ghasemian, Ehsan, Pickering, Harry, Houghton, Joanna, Chernet, Ambahun, Sata, Eshetu, Yismaw, Gizachew, Zeru, Taye, Tadesse, Zerihun, Callahan, E Kelly, Nash, Scott D, Holland, Martin J

“…Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide and is now largely confined to around 40 low- and middle-income countries. It is caused by…”
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Genomics of Ocular Chlamydia trachomatis After 5 Years of SAFE Interventions for Trachoma in Amhara, Ethiopia by Pickering, Harry, Chernet, Ambahun, Sata, Eshetu, Zerihun, Mulat, Williams, Charlotte A, Breuer, Judith, Nute, Andrew W, Haile, Mahteme, Zeru, Taye, Tadesse, Zerihun, Bailey, Robin L, Callahan, E Kelly, Holland, Martin J, Nash, Scott D

“…Abstract Background To eliminate trachoma as a public health problem, the World Health Organization recommends the SAFE (surgery, antibiotics, facial…”
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Population-Based Prevalence of Ocular Chlamydia trachomatis Infection among Infants in the Trachoma Endemic Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Nash, Scott D, Chernet, Ambahun, Astale, Tigist, Sata, Eshetu, Zerihun, Mulat, Nute, Andrew W, Jensen, Kimberly A, Gessese, Demelash, Ayele, Zebene, Melak, Berhanu, Haile, Mahteme, Zeru, Taye, Tadesse, Zerihun, Kelly Callahan, E

“…Infants ages < 6 months do not receive azithromycin as part of trachoma control and thus may serve as an infection reservoir in persistently endemic districts…”
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Wait and watch: A trachoma surveillance strategy from Amhara region, Ethiopia by Sata, Eshetu, Seife, Fikre, Ayele, Zebene, Murray, Sarah A, Wickens, Karana, Le, Phong, Zerihun, Mulat, Melak, Berhanu, Chernet, Ambahun, Jensen, Kimberly A, Gessese, Demelash, Zeru, Taye, Dawed, Adisu Abebe, Debebe, Hiwot, Tadesse, Zerihun, Callahan, E Kelly, Martin, Diana L, Nash, Scott D

“…Trachoma recrudescence after elimination as a public health problem has been reached is a concern for control programs globally. Programs typically conduct…”
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Ocular Chlamydia trachomatis Infection Under the Surgery, Antibiotics, Facial Cleanliness, and Environmental Improvement Strategy in Amhara, Ethiopia, 2011-2015 by Nash, Scott D, Stewart, Aisha E P, Zerihun, Mulat, Sata, Eshetu, Gessese, Demelash, Melak, Berhanu, Endeshaw, Tekola, Chanyalew, Melsew, Chernet, Ambahun, Bayissasse, Belay, Moncada, Jeanne, Lietman, Thomas M, Emerson, Paul M, King, Jonathan D, Tadesse, Zerihun, Callahan, E Kelly

“…Abstract Background World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations for starting and stopping mass antibiotic distributions are based on a clinical sign of…”
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Viral species richness and composition in young children with loose or watery stool in Ethiopia by Aiemjoy, Kristen, Altan, Eda, Aragie, Solomon, Fry, Dionna M, Phan, Tung G, Deng, Xutao, Chanyalew, Melsew, Tadesse, Zerihun, Callahan, E Kelly, Delwart, Eric, Keenan, Jeremy D

“…Stool consistency is an important diagnostic criterion in both research and clinical medicine and is often used to define diarrheal disease. We examine the…”
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Compliance with tetracycline eye ointment during annual mass drug administration for trachoma control in the Amhara region, Ethiopia by Aragie, Solomon, Shiferaw, Ayalew, Sata, Eshetu, Hailu, Dagnachew, Dagnew, Adane, Zeru, Taye, Abebe, Adisu, Tadesse, Zerihun, Wittberg, Dionna M., Thompson, Isabel J. B., Lietman, Thomas M., Nash, Scott D., Jensen, Kimberly A., Callahan, E. Kelly, Keenan, Jeremy D.

“…Objectives A 6‐week course of tetracycline eye ointment is an alternative to single ‐dose oral azithromycin in annual mass drug administration for trachoma…”
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Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths and Schistosoma mansoni among a population-based sample of school-age children in Amhara region, Ethiopia by Nute, Andrew W, Endeshaw, Tekola, Stewart, Aisha E P, Sata, Eshetu, Bayissasse, Belay, Zerihun, Mulat, Gessesse, Demelash, Chernet, Ambahun, Chanyalew, Melsew, Tedessse, Zerihun, King, Jonathan D, Emerson, Paul M, Callahan, E Kelly, Nash, Scott D

“…From 2011 to 2015, seven trachoma impact surveys in 150 districts across Amhara, Ethiopia, included in their design a nested study to estimate the zonal…”
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3D images as a field grader training tool for trachomatous trichiasis: A diagnostic accuracy study in Ethiopia by Hoffman, Jeremy J, Habtamu, Esmael, Rono, Hillary, Tadesse, Zerihun, Wondie, Tariku, Minas, Temesgen, Gashaw, Bizuayehu, Callahan, E Kelly, MacLeod, David, Burton, Matthew J

“…Trachomatous trichiasis (TT) will continue to develop among those people who have had repeated infections after active trachoma is controlled. Detecting and…”
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Monitoring transmission intensity of trachoma with serology by Tedijanto, Christine, Solomon, Anthony W., Martin, Diana L., Nash, Scott D., Keenan, Jeremy D., Lietman, Thomas M., Lammie, Patrick J., Aiemjoy, Kristen, Amza, Abdou, Aragie, Solomon, Arzika, Ahmed M., Callahan, E. Kelly, Carolan, Sydney, Dawed, Adisu Abebe, Goodhew, E. Brook, Gwyn, Sarah, Hammou, Jaouad, Kadri, Boubacar, Kalua, Khumbo, Maliki, Ramatou, Nassirou, Beido, Seife, Fikre, Tadesse, Zerihun, West, Sheila K., Wittberg, Dionna M., Zeru Tadege, Taye, Arnold, Benjamin F.

“…Trachoma, caused by ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection, is targeted for global elimination as a public health problem by 2030. To provide evidence for use…”
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WASH Upgrades for Health in Amhara (WUHA): study protocol for a cluster-randomised trial in Ethiopia by Wittberg, Dionna M, Aragie, Solomon, Tadesse, Wondyifraw, Melo, Jason S, Aiemjoy, Kristen, Chanyalew, Melsew, Emerson, Paul M, Freeman, Matthew C, Nash, Scott D, Callahan, E Kelly, Tadesse, Zerihun, Zerihun, Mulat, Porco, Travis C, Lietman, Thomas M, Keenan, Jeremy D

“…IntroductionFacial hygiene promotion and environmental improvements are central components of the global trachoma elimination strategy despite a lack of…”
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Ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection and infectious load among pre-school aged children within trachoma hyperendemic districts receiving the SAFE strategy, Amhara region, Ethiopia by Nash, Scott D, Chernet, Ambahun, Moncada, Jeanne, Stewart, Aisha E P, Astale, Tigist, Sata, Eshetu, Zerihun, Mulat, Gessese, Demelash, Melak, Berhanu, Ayenew, Gedefaw, Ayele, Zebene, Chanyalew, Melsew, Lietman, Thomas M, Callahan, E Kelly, Schachter, Julius, Tadesse, Zerihun

“…After approximately 5 years of SAFE (surgery, antibiotics, facial cleanliness, environmental improvement) interventions for trachoma, hyperendemic…”
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Pre-operative trichiatic eyelash pattern predicts post-operative trachomatous trichiasis by Gower, Emily W, Munoz, Beatriz, Rajak, Saul, Habtamu, Esmael, West, Sheila K, Merbs, Shannath L, Harding, Jennifer C, Alemayehu, Wondu, Callahan, E Kelly, Emerson, Paul M, Gebre, Teshome, Burton, Matthew J

“…Trichiasis surgery programs globally have faced high rates of poor surgical outcomes. Identifying correctable risk factors for improving long-term outcomes is…”
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Seroprevalence of antibodies against Chlamydia trachomatis and enteropathogens and distance to the nearest water source among young children in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia by Aiemjoy, Kristen, Aragie, Solomon, Wittberg, Dionna M, Tadesse, Zerihun, Callahan, E Kelly, Gwyn, Sarah, Martin, Diana, Keenan, Jeremy D, Arnold, Benjamin F

“…The transmission of trachoma, caused by repeat infections with Chlamydia trachomatis, and many enteropathogens are linked to water quantity. We hypothesized…”
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Effect of repeated epilation for minor trachomatous trichiasis on lash burden, phenotype and surgical management willingness: A cohort study by Habtamu, Esmael, Wondie, Tariku, Gobezie, Wubshet, Tadesse, Zerihun, Gashaw, Bizuayehu, Gebeyehu, Abebaw, Roberts, Chrissy H, Callahan, E Kelly, Macleod, David, Burton, Matthew J

“…WHO endorsed the use of epilation as an alternative treatment to surgery for the management of both minor unoperated TT (UTT) and postoperative TT (PTT)…”
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Trachoma prevalence remains below threshold in five districts after stopping mass drug administration: results of five surveillance surveys within a hyperendemic setting in Amhara, Ethiopia by Nash, Scott D, Stewart, Aisha E P, Astale, Tigist, Sata, Eshetu, Zerihun, Mulat, Gessese, Demelash, Melak, Berhanu, Ayenew, Gedefaw, Ayele, Zebene, Bayissasse, Belay, Chanyalew, Melsew, Tadesse, Zerihun, Callahan, E Kelly

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends conducting trachoma surveillance surveys in districts where the elimination targets have been met and following…”
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Optimizing cluster survey designs for estimating trachomatous inflammation–follicular within trachoma control programs by Gallini, Julia W., Sata, Eshetu, Zerihun, Mulat, Melak, Berhanu, Haile, Mahteme, Zeru, Taye, Gessese, Demelash, Ayele, Zebene, Tadesse, Zerihun, Callahan, E. Kelly, Nash, Scott D., Weiss, Paul S.

“…•Surveys are the primary tool used to determine the need for trachoma interventions•One-size-fits-all survey designs are likely an inefficient use of funds in…”
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Population coverage and factors associated with participation following a mass drug administration of azithromycin for trachoma elimination in Amhara, Ethiopia by Ebert, Caleb D., Astale, Tigist, Sata, Eshetu, Zerihun, Mulat, Nute, Andrew W., Stewart, Aisha E. P., Gessese, Demelash, Ayenew, Gedefaw, Ayele, Zebene, Melak, Berhanu, Chanyalew, Melsew, Gashaw, Bizuayehu, Tadesse, Zerihun, Callahan, E. Kelly, Jenness, Samuel M., Nash, Scott D.

“…Summary Objectives Mass drug administration (MDA) with azithromycin is a core component of the WHO‐recommended strategy to eliminate trachoma as a public…”
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