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Prevalence of trachoma in the Kayes region of Mali eight years after stopping mass drug administration
PLoS neglected tropical diseases, v 12(2), pp e0006289-e0006289
12 Feb 2018
PMID: 29432434
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Abstract
Background
In 2009, three years after stopping mass treatment with azithromycin, a trachoma impact survey in four health districts in the Kayes region of Mali found a prevalence of trachomatous inflammation-follicular (TF) among children aged 1 to 9 years of >5% and a trachomatous trichiasis (TT) prevalence within the general population (>= 1-year-old) of <1%. As a result, the government's national trachoma program expanded trichiasis surgery and related activities required to achieve trachoma elimination.
Methodology/Principal findings
In 2015, to assess progress towards elimination, a follow-up impact survey was conducted in the Kayes, Kenieba, Nioro and Yelimane health districts. The survey used district level two-stage cluster random sampling methodology with 20 clusters of 30 households in each evaluation unit. Subjects were eligible for examination if they were >= 1 year. TF and TT cases were identified and confirmed by experienced ophthalmologists. In total 14,159 people were enumerated and 11,620 (82%) were examined. TF prevalence (95% confidence interval (CI)) was 0.5% (0.3-1%) in Kayes, 0.8% (0.4-1.7%) in Kenieba, 0.2% (0-0.9%) in Nioro and 0.3% (0.1-1%) in Yelimane. TT prevalence (95% CI) was 0.04% (0-0.25%) in Kayes, 0.29% (0.11-0.6%) in Kenieba, 0.04% (0-0.25%) in Nioro and 0.07% (0-0.27%) in Yelimane.
Conclusions/Significance
Eight years after stopping MDA and intensifying trichiasis surgery outreach campaigns, all four districts reached the TF elimination threshold of <5% and three of four districts reached the TT elimination threshold of <0.1%.
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- Title
- Prevalence of trachoma in the Kayes region of Mali eight years after stopping mass drug administration
- Creators
- Lamine Traore - Minist Sante, Programme Natl Sante Oculaire, Bamako, MaliBenoit Dembele - Helen Keller Int, Mali Off, Bamako, MaliModibo Keita - Helen Keller Int, Mali Off, Bamako, MaliSteven D. Reid - Helen Keller Int, New York, NY USAMahamadou Dembele - Minist Sante, Programme Natl Sante Oculaire, Bamako, MaliBrehima Mariko - Direct Reg Sante Kayes, Dist Sanit Kita, Kita, MaliFamolo Coulibaly - Minist Sante, Programme Natl Sante Oculaire, Bamako, MaliWhitney Goldman - Helen Keller Int, New York, NY USADramane Traore - Helen Keller Int, Mali Off, Bamako, MaliDaouda Coulibaly - Minist Sante, Programme Natl Sante Oculaire, Bamako, MaliBoubacar Guindo - Helen Keller Int, Mali Off, Bamako, MaliJoseph J. Amon - Helen Keller Int, New York, NY USAMarily Knieriemen - Helen Keller Int, Mali Off, Bamako, MaliYaobi Zhang - Helen Keller Int, Reg Off Africa, Dakar, Senegal
- Publication Details
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases, v 12(2), pp e0006289-e0006289
- Publisher
- Public Library Science
- Number of pages
- 12
- Grant note
- AID-OAA-11- 00048 / USAID project; United States Agency for International Development (USAID) International Trachoma Initiative Conrad N Hilton Foundation through Helen Keller International, the Carter Center and Sightsavers United States Agency for International Development (USAID) ENVISION Project through Helen Keller International; United States Agency for International Development (USAID) 20130058 / Conrad N Hilton Foundation
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000427279700057
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85044388707
- Other Identifier
- 991021895665804721
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