Nature Communications (Dec 2018)
The utility of serology for elimination surveillance of trachoma
- Amy Pinsent,
- Anthony W. Solomon,
- Robin L. Bailey,
- Rhiannon Bid,
- Anaseini Cama,
- Deborah Dean,
- Brook Goodhew,
- Sarah E. Gwyn,
- Kelvin R. Jack,
- Ram Prasad Kandel,
- Mike Kama,
- Patrick Massae,
- Colin Macleod,
- David C. W. Mabey,
- Stephanie Migchelsen,
- Andreas Müller,
- Frank Sandi,
- Oliver Sokana,
- Raebwebwe Taoaba,
- Rabebe Tekeraoi,
- Diana L. Martin,
- Michael. T. White
Affiliations
- Amy Pinsent
- Department of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University
- Anthony W. Solomon
- Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization
- Robin L. Bailey
- Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- Rhiannon Bid
- Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- Anaseini Cama
- International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, Western Pacific Region
- Deborah Dean
- UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute
- Brook Goodhew
- Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Sarah E. Gwyn
- Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Kelvin R. Jack
- Eyecare Department, Ministry of Health
- Ram Prasad Kandel
- Lumini Eye Hospital
- Mike Kama
- Department of Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health
- Patrick Massae
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre
- Colin Macleod
- Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- David C. W. Mabey
- Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- Stephanie Migchelsen
- Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- Andreas Müller
- Centre for Eye Research Australia
- Frank Sandi
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre
- Oliver Sokana
- Eyecare Department, Ministry of Health
- Raebwebwe Taoaba
- Eye Department, Ministry of Health and Medical Services
- Rabebe Tekeraoi
- Eye Department, Ministry of Health and Medical Services
- Diana L. Martin
- Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Michael. T. White
- Malaria: Parasites & Hosts, Department of Parasites and Insect Vectors, Institut Pasteur
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07852-0
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 9,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 9
Abstract
Robust surveillance methods are needed for trachoma control and recrudescence monitoring, but existing methods have limitations. Here, Pinsent et al. analyse data from nine trachoma-endemic populations and provide operational thresholds for interpretation of serological data in low transmission and post-elimination settings.
