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NewsClinical trial in Ethiopia targets the trachoma scourge
A new study documents the outcomes of an evaluation of fluorometholone as adjunctive medical therapy for trachomatous trichiasis surgery, part of an initiative to better prevent blindness and improve quality of life for those affected.
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NewsEgypt becomes the seventh country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem
The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced that Egypt has successfully eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, marking a historic public health milestone for the country and WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region (WHO EMR).
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NewsStudy looks for markers that predict risk of severe chlamydia infection
A new study has identified markers that may predict whether a chlamydia infection is likely to ascend into the uterus and endometrium. The work could lead to new diagnostics that can predict a woman’s risk of severe infection.
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NewsWHO validates Mauritania for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Mauritania as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making it the seventh country in WHO’s African Region to achieve this significant milestone.
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NewsPapua New Guinea eliminates trachoma as a public health problem
Papua New Guinea (PNG) has been validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem. Trachoma, the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness, no longer poses a public health threat in the country.
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NewsDiscovery opens up for new ways to treat chlamydia
Researchers have discovered a type of molecule that can kill chlamydia bacteria but spare bacteria that are important for health.
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NewsNew method ‘fishes’ for bacterial STI DNA, revealing how Chlamydia spreads and adapts
Scientists have developed a cutting-edge “target enrichment” technology for bacterial STIs. Using specially designed molecular probes, they “fished” for bacterial STI DNA from clinical samples, enabling high-resolution genome analysis.
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NewsPart of the GBHSH community in Spain uses doxycycline to prevent STIs
Researchers have carried out the first study in Spain on the use of DoxyPEP as a preventive strategy among the gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBHSH) community in Spain.
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NewsCARB-X funds Visby Medical to develop a portable rapid diagnostic for gonorrhea
Visby Medical aims to improve patients’ health outcomes and increase the lifespan of the last remaining antibiotic for resistant gonorrhea.