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

• Main Authors: Anna Last (Author), Bart Versteeg (Author), Oumer Shafi Abdurahman (Author), Ailie Robinson (Author), Gebeyehu Dumessa (Author), Muluadam Abraham Aga (Author), Gemechu Shumi Bejiga (Author), Nebiyu Negussu (Author), Katie Greenland (Author), Alexandra Czerniewska (Author), Nicholas Thomson (Author), Sandy Cairncross (Author), Virginia Sarah (Author), David Macleod (Author), Anthony W Solomon (Author), James Logan (Author), Matthew J Burton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Methods</h4>A population-based household survey was conduct...