Control of Trachoma from Achham District, Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study from the Nepal National Trachoma Program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The WHO seeks to control trachoma as a public health problem in endemic areas. Achham District in western Nepal was found to have TF (trachoma follicular) above 20% in a 2006 government survey, triggering 3 annual mass drug administrations finishing in 2010. Here we assess the level of control that has been achieved using surveillance for clinical disease, ocular chlamydia trachomatis infection, and serology for antibodies against chlamydia trachomatis protein antigens.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional survey of children aged 1-9 years in communities in Achham District in early 2014 including clinical examination validated with photographs, conjunctival samples for Chlamydia trachomatis (Amplicor PCR), and serological testing for antibodies against chlamydia

SUBMITTER: Pant BP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4752456 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature