Wait and watch: A trachoma surveillance strategy from Amhara region, Ethiopia.

Eshetu SataFikre SeifeZebene AyeleSarah A MurrayKarana WickensPhong LeMulat ZerihunBerhanu MelakAmbahun ChernetKimberly A JensenDemelash GesseseTaye ZeruAdisu Abebe DawedHiwot DebebeZerihun TadesseE Kelly CallahanDiana L MartinScott D Nash

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2024)

Both study districts had a TF prevalence <5% with low levels of Chlamydia trachomatis infection and transmission, and thus MDA interventions are no longer warranted. The wait and watch approach represents a surveillance strategy which could lead to fewer MDA campaigns and surveys and thus cost savings with reduced antibiotic usage.

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