Journal ID (nlm-ta): PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Journal ID (iso-abbrev): PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Journal ID (publisher-id): plos
Journal ID (pmc): plosntds
Title:
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Publisher:
Public Library of Science
(San Francisco, CA USA
)
ISSN
(Print):
1935-2727
ISSN
(Electronic):
1935-2735
Publication date
(Electronic):
18
January
2017
Publication date Collection:
January
2017
Volume: 11
Issue: 1
Electronic Location Identifier: e0005230
Affiliations
[1
]Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London,
United Kingdom
[2
]Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
[3
]Center for Ophthalmology, Ministry of Health, Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic
[4
]Trachoma Control Programme, Ugandan Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
[5
]NTD Support Centre, Decatur, Georgia, United States of America
[6
]ENVISION PROGRAMME, RTI International, Kampala, Uganda
[7
]Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia, Fajara, The Gambia
[8
]IHRC, Inc., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
of America
[9
]Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva,
Switzerland
[10
]Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology, University Cape Town, Cape Town, South
Africa
[11
]International Trachoma Initiative, The Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, Georgia,
United States of America
[12
]MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, Infectious Disease Epidemiology Department, London
School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
Fondation Raoul Follereau, FRANCE
Author notes
SG is employed by the commercial company IHRC, Inc. and is a contractor at the Centres
for Disease Control and Prevention. The authors have declared that no competing interests
exist.
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Conceptualization: SJM AWS ChR DCWM.
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Formal analysis: SJM ChR RW NDEA.
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Investigation: SJM KS AH PPR PT HJ PM SL PC DLM GC SG ChR.
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Resources: DLM GC SG RW MJH ChR.
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Supervision: KS PC AH SJM ChR DCWM.
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Writing – original draft: SJM ChR DCWM.
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Writing – review & editing: SJM DLM ChR AWS MJH DCWM.
Author information
Article
Publisher ID:
PNTD-D-16-01526
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005230
PMC ID: 5242428
PubMed ID: 28099433
SO-VID: 1b2c8f76-a728-456b-ac4f-d2b50c871bd8
License:
This is an open access article, free of all copyright, and may be freely reproduced,
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Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication.
Funded by: funder-id http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100004440, Wellcome Trust;
Award ID: 098521/B/12/Z
Award Recipient
:
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2049-9040
Stephanie J. Migchelsen
Funded by: Medical Research Council (GB)
Award ID: MR/K012126/1
Award Recipient
:
Neal D. E. Alexander
Funded by: Wellcome Trust (GB)
Award ID: 105609/Z/14/Z
Award Recipient
:
Chrissy H. Roberts
Funded by: funder-id http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100000200, United States Agency for International Development;
Award ID: OAA-A-10-00051
Award Recipient
:
Paul Courtright
Funded by: United States Agency for International Development (US)
Award ID: OAA-A-10-00051
Award Recipient
:
Khamphoua Southisombath
Funded by: Coalition for Operational Research on the NTDs (COR-NTD)
Award Recipient
:
Patrick Turyaguma
Funded by: Coalition for Operational Research on the NTDs (COR-NTD)
Award Recipient
:
Anne Heggen
Funded by: Coalition for Operational Research on the NTDs (COR-NTD)
Award Recipient
:
Peter Paul Rubangakene
Funded by: Wellcome Trust (GB)
Award ID: WT098051
Award Recipient
:
David C. W. Mabey
Funded by: funder-id http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100004440, Wellcome Trust;
Award ID: GR079246MA
Award Recipient
:
Martin J. Holland
Funded by: funder-id http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100004440, Wellcome Trust;
Award ID: WT093368MA
Award Recipient
:
David C. W. Mabey
The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to
publish, or preparation of the manuscript. This work was funded by grants from the
Wellcome Trust (
https://wellcome.ac.uk/)(098521/B/12/Z, WT098051, GR079246MA and WT093368MA). ChR is funded by the Wellcome
Trust Institutional Strategic Support Fund (105609/Z/14/Z). SJM is funded by the Wellcome
Trust. NA receives support from the United Kingdom Medical Research Council (MRC)
(
http://www.mrc.ac.uk/) and Department for International Development (DFID) (
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-development) (MR/K012126/1). The fieldwork in Laos was supported by the United States Agency
for International Development (USAID) (
https://www.usaid.gov/) via its END in Asia project, implemented by FHI360 (
https://www.fhi360.org/) under cooperative agreement number OAA-A-10-00051. The fieldwork in Uganda was supported
by the Coalition for Operational Research on the NTDs (COR-NTD) (
http://www.ntdsupport.org/cor-ntd) which is funded at the Task Force for Global Health (
http://www.taskforce.org/) by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/) and by the United States Agency for International Development through its Neglected
Tropical Diseases-Support Center Program.
Subject:
Research Article
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Infectious Diseases
Subject:
Bacterial Diseases
Subject:
Trachoma
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Ophthalmology
Subject:
Eye Diseases
Subject:
Trachoma
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Tropical Diseases
Subject:
Neglected Tropical Diseases
Subject:
Trachoma
Subject:
Research and Analysis Methods
Subject:
Immunologic Techniques
Subject:
Immunoassays
Subject:
Enzyme-Linked Immunoassays
Subject:
People and Places
Subject:
Geographical Locations
Subject:
Africa
Subject:
Gambia
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Subject:
Serology
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Anatomy
Subject:
Body Fluids
Subject:
Blood
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Anatomy
Subject:
Body Fluids
Subject:
Blood
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Physiology
Subject:
Body Fluids
Subject:
Blood
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Physiology
Subject:
Body Fluids
Subject:
Blood
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Hematology
Subject:
Blood
Subject:
People and Places
Subject:
Geographical Locations
Subject:
Asia
Subject:
Laos
Subject:
People and Places
Subject:
Geographical Locations
Subject:
Africa
Subject:
Uganda
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Physiology
Subject:
Immune Physiology
Subject:
Antibodies
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Physiology
Subject:
Immune Physiology
Subject:
Antibodies
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Immunology
Subject:
Immune System Proteins
Subject:
Antibodies
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Immunology
Subject:
Immune System Proteins
Subject:
Antibodies
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Biochemistry
Subject:
Proteins
Subject:
Immune System Proteins
Subject:
Antibodies