Detecting extra-ocular Chlamydia trachomatis in a trachoma-endemic community in Ethiopia: Identifying potential routes of transmission

BACKGROUND: Trachoma elimination efforts are hampered by limited understanding of Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) transmission routes. Here we aimed to detect Ct DNA at non-ocular sites and on eye-seeking flies. METHODS: A population-based household survey was conducted in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Ocular...

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Published in:PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Main Authors: Last, Anna, Versteeg, Bart, Shafi Abdurahman, Oumer, Robinson, Ailie, Dumessa, Gebeyehu, Abraham Aga, Muluadam, Shumi Bejiga, Gemechu, Negussu, Nebiyu, Greenland, Katie, Czerniewska, Alexandra, Thomson, Nicholas, Cairncross, Sandy, Sarah, Virginia, Macleod, David, Solomon, Anthony W., Logan, James, Burton, Matthew J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7075638/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32130213
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008120
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