Prevalence and Historical Trends of Trachoma in Egypt: A SystematicReview and Meta-Analysis
Despite substantial declines, active and chronic trachoma remain well above elimination thresholds in Egypt. These findings underscore the need for sustained implementation of the SAFE strategy-particularly enhanced water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure, ongoing surveillance, and targeted surgical outreach-and call for harmonized survey methods to guide and evaluate future control efforts.
Authors
- Mohamed Alshandidy
- Mohamed Abdel-Maboud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7746-524X)
- Muhammad Eid
- A. Abdel-Kader (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1991-6177)
- Mohamed Hamdy
Institutions
- Al-Azhar University (EG)
- Research Institute of Ophthalmology (EG)
- Nasser Institute hospital (EG)
- He Eye Hospital (CN)
- Assiut University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.59249/zybo6082
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00