Unravelling Chlamydia trachomatis diversity in Amhara, Ethiopia: MLVA-ompA sequencing as a molecular typing tool for trachoma.

• Main Authors: Anna J Harte (Author), Ehsan Ghasemian (Author), Harry Pickering (Author), Joanna Houghton (Author), Ambahun Chernet (Author), Eshetu Sata (Author), Gizachew Yismaw (Author), Taye Zeru (Author), Zerihun Tadesse (Author), E Kelly Callahan (Author), Scott D Nash (Author), Martin J Holland (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide and is now largely confined to around 40 low- and middle-income countries. It is caused by Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct), a contagious intracellular bacterium. The World Health Organization recommends mass drug administration (MDA) with az...