Published in Bull World Health Organ on January 30, 2006
Neglected tropical diseases in sub-saharan Africa: review of their prevalence, distribution, and disease burden. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2009) 5.96
The global atlas of helminth infection: mapping the way forward in neglected tropical disease control. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2010) 2.49
The global burden of trachoma: a review. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2009) 2.40
Waging peace through neglected tropical disease control: a US foreign policy for the bottom billion. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2009) 2.03
Epidemiology and control of trachoma: systematic review. Trop Med Int Health (2010) 2.01
Trachoma survey methods: a literature review. Bull World Health Organ (2009) 1.90
The neglected tropical diseases of India and South Asia: review of their prevalence, distribution, and control or elimination. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2011) 1.52
Neglected tropical diseases in Uganda: the prospect and challenge of integrated control. Trends Parasitol (2007) 1.52
Mapping the global distribution of trachoma: why an updated atlas is needed. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2011) 1.20
Prevalence and risk factors for trachoma in central and southern Malawi. PLoS One (2010) 1.06
Pgp3 antibody enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, a sensitive and specific assay for seroepidemiological analysis of Chlamydia trachomatis infection. Clin Vaccine Immunol (2009) 1.05
Integrated surveys of neglected tropical diseases in southern Sudan: how much do they cost and can they be refined? PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2010) 1.03
The geographical distribution and burden of trachoma in Africa. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2013) 0.98
Comparing the effectiveness of shared versus private latrines in preventing trachoma in rural Tanzania. Am J Trop Med Hyg (2010) 0.96
Trachoma: an update on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Curr Opin Ophthalmol (2012) 0.91
Trachoma in Western Equatoria State, Southern Sudan: implications for national control. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2009) 0.91
The use of glycerol-preserved corneas in the developing world. Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol (2010) 0.90
Risk of trachoma in a SAFE intervention area. Int Ophthalmol (2012) 0.90
Rapid trachoma assessment in Kersa District, Southwest Ethiopia. Ethiop J Health Sci (2013) 0.87
Rapid assessment of trachoma in underserved population of Car-Nicobar Island, India. PLoS One (2013) 0.86
Prevalence of trachoma in the Far North region of Cameroon: results of a survey in 27 Health Districts. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2013) 0.85
Mass drug administration for trachoma: how long is not long enough? PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2015) 0.85
Randomised equivalency trial comparing 2.5% povidone-iodine eye drops and ophthalmic chloramphenicol for preventing neonatal conjunctivitis in a trachoma endemic area in southern Mexico. Br J Ophthalmol (2007) 0.85
A Review and Framework for Categorizing Current Research and Development in Health Related Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Studies. Yearb Med Inform (2014) 0.84
Trachoma rapid assessments in Unity and Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal States, Southern Sudan. PLoS One (2010) 0.82
Mapping of Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Namibia: The First Large-Scale Protocol to Formally Include Rapid Diagnostic Tests. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2015) 0.81
Visual loss in postconflict southern Sudan. PLoS Med (2006) 0.81
Doxycycline prevents matrix remodeling and contraction by trichiasis-derived conjunctival fibroblasts. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2013) 0.79
Climate change and health research in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Ecohealth (2010) 0.79
Biophysical and stabilization studies of the Chlamydia trachomatis mouse pneumonitis major outer membrane protein. Mol Pharm (2009) 0.79
Fluorometric high-throughput assay for measuring chlamydial neutralizing antibody. Clin Vaccine Immunol (2012) 0.78
Corneal blindness and xenotransplantation. Xenotransplantation (2014) 0.78
Defining Seropositivity Thresholds for Use in Trachoma Elimination Studies. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2017) 0.76
Ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infections in patients attending a tertiary eye care hospital in north India: a twelve year study. Indian J Med Res (2012) 0.76
[Diseases of the adnexa in the tropics: amnion membrane transplantation for noninfectious trachoma-associated corneal ulcers]. Ophthalmologe (2006) 0.75
Advocacy for eye health. Community Eye Health (2007) 0.75
Baseline Trachoma Mapping in Malawi with the Global Trachoma Mapping Project (GTMP). Ophthalmic Epidemiol (2015) 0.75
Historical Aspects of Endemic Trachoma in Peru: 1895-2000. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2016) 0.75
Short-term malaria reduction by single-dose azithromycin during mass drug administration for trachoma, Tanzania. Emerg Infect Dis (2014) 0.75
Chlamydial eye infections: Current perspectives. Indian J Ophthalmol (2017) 0.75
Fred Hollows--better vision for all: Professor F. C. Hollows (1929-1993). World J Surg (2009) 0.75
The burden of and risk factors for active trachoma in the North and South Wollo Zones of Amhara Region, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. Infect Dis Poverty (2017) 0.75
Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet (2012) 41.47
Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet (2012) 26.95
Soil-transmitted helminth infections: ascariasis, trichuriasis, and hookworm. Lancet (2006) 15.08
A world malaria map: Plasmodium falciparum endemicity in 2007. PLoS Med (2009) 12.82
Soil-transmitted helminth infections: updating the global picture. Trends Parasitol (2003) 9.33
Cutaneous leishmaniasis. Lancet Infect Dis (2007) 9.32
Quantification of clinical morbidity associated with schistosome infection in sub-Saharan Africa. Acta Trop (2003) 6.64
Mass treatment with single-dose azithromycin for trachoma. N Engl J Med (2004) 5.30
Depression as an aetiologic and prognostic factor in coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis of 6362 events among 146 538 participants in 54 observational studies. Eur Heart J (2006) 5.19
Single-dose azithromycin versus penicillin G benzathine for the treatment of early syphilis. N Engl J Med (2005) 5.05
Hookworm infection. N Engl J Med (2004) 4.58
The magnitude and cost of global blindness: an increasing problem that can be alleviated. Am J Ophthalmol (2003) 3.85
Mass treatment with single-dose azithromycin for yaws. N Engl J Med (2015) 3.84
Bayesian spatial analysis and disease mapping: tools to enhance planning and implementation of a schistosomiasis control programme in Tanzania. Trop Med Int Health (2006) 3.76
Epidemiology and geography of Schistosoma mansoni in Uganda: implications for planning control. Trop Med Int Health (2004) 3.67
Strategies for control of trachoma: observational study with quantitative PCR. Lancet (2003) 3.40
Syphilis in pregnancy in Tanzania. I. Impact of maternal syphilis on outcome of pregnancy. J Infect Dis (2002) 3.22
Design and baseline data of a randomized trial to evaluate coverage and frequency of mass treatment with azithromycin: the Partnership for Rapid Elimination of Trachoma (PRET) in Tanzania and The Gambia. Ophthalmic Epidemiol (2011) 3.05
Polymorphisms in Chlamydia trachomatis tryptophan synthase genes differentiate between genital and ocular isolates. J Clin Invest (2003) 3.04
Effectiveness of interventions for the prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in female sex workers in resource poor setting: a systematic review. Trop Med Int Health (2008) 3.03
Herpes simplex virus type 2 infection increases HIV incidence: a prospective study in rural Tanzania. AIDS (2002) 2.93
Why do women complain of vaginal discharge? A population survey of infectious and pyschosocial risk factors in a South Asian community. Int J Epidemiol (2005) 2.88
Malaria control in Afghanistan: progress and challenges. Lancet (2005) 2.87
Effect of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria on health and education in schoolchildren: a cluster-randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet (2008) 2.84
Two doses of azithromycin to eliminate trachoma in a Tanzanian community. N Engl J Med (2008) 2.71
Infection with Chlamydia trachomatis after mass treatment of a trachoma hyperendemic community in Tanzania: a longitudinal study. Lancet (2005) 2.62
Trachoma. Lancet (2003) 2.60
Gender disadvantage and reproductive health risk factors for common mental disorders in women: a community survey in India. Arch Gen Psychiatry (2006) 2.58
Re-emergence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection after mass antibiotic treatment of a trachoma-endemic Gambian community: a longitudinal study. Lancet (2005) 2.50
The key informant method: a novel means of ascertaining blind children in Bangladesh. Br J Ophthalmol (2007) 2.49
The global atlas of helminth infection: mapping the way forward in neglected tropical disease control. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2010) 2.49
Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness in Nakuru district, Kenya. Ophthalmology (2006) 2.48
Whole-genome analysis of diverse Chlamydia trachomatis strains identifies phylogenetic relationships masked by current clinical typing. Nat Genet (2012) 2.44
Spatial co-distribution of neglected tropical diseases in the east African great lakes region: revisiting the justification for integrated control. Trop Med Int Health (2010) 2.41
Syphilis in pregnancy in Tanzania. II. The effectiveness of antenatal syphilis screening and single-dose benzathine penicillin treatment for the prevention of adverse pregnancy outcomes. J Infect Dis (2002) 2.39
A critical review of the SAFE strategy for the prevention of blinding trachoma. Lancet Infect Dis (2003) 2.36
Analysis of costs and benefits of the Gambian Eye Care Program. Arch Ophthalmol (2005) 2.36
Impact of a national helminth control programme on infection and morbidity in Ugandan schoolchildren. Bull World Health Organ (2007) 2.31
Which members of a community need antibiotics to control trachoma? Conjunctival Chlamydia trachomatis infection load in Gambian villages. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2003) 2.20
Spatial modelling of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Kenya: a disease control planning tool. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2011) 2.16
Plasmodium infection and its risk factors in eastern Uganda. Malar J (2010) 2.13
Use of antenatal services and delivery care in Entebbe, Uganda: a community survey. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth (2007) 2.08
Evaluation of diagnostic tests for infectious diseases: general principles. Nat Rev Microbiol (2006) 2.04
Evaluation of diagnostic tests for infectious diseases: general principles. Nat Rev Microbiol (2010) 2.04
Risk factors for common mental disorders in women. Population-based longitudinal study. Br J Psychiatry (2006) 2.01
The impact of retail-sector delivery of artemether-lumefantrine on malaria treatment of children under five in Kenya: a cluster randomized controlled trial. PLoS Med (2011) 1.99
Diagnosis and assessment of trachoma. Clin Microbiol Rev (2004) 1.96
Mass treatment and the effect on the load of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in a trachoma-hyperendemic community. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2005) 1.94
Risk factors influencing HIV infection incidence in a rural African population: a nested case-control study. J Infect Dis (2005) 1.88
Functional presbyopia in a rural Kenyan population: the unmet presbyopic need. Clin Experiment Ophthalmol (2008) 1.87
Impact of hookworm infection and deworming on anaemia in non-pregnant populations: a systematic review. Trop Med Int Health (2010) 1.84
Accuracy of circulating cathodic antigen tests for rapid mapping of Schistosoma mansoni and S. haematobium infections in Southern Sudan. Trop Med Int Health (2011) 1.82
A comparative study of the spatial distribution of schistosomiasis in Mali in 1984-1989 and 2004-2006. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2009) 1.82
Adverse birth outcomes in United Republic of Tanzania--impact and prevention of maternal risk factors. Bull World Health Organ (2007) 1.78
Hookworm: "the great infection of mankind". PLoS Med (2005) 1.77
The applications of model-based geostatistics in helminth epidemiology and control. Adv Parasitol (2011) 1.76
Evaluation of diagnostic tests for infectious diseases: general principles. Nat Rev Microbiol (2006) 1.76
Cataract blindness in Paraguay--results of a national survey. Ophthalmic Epidemiol (2003) 1.74
Epidemiology of helminth infections and their relationship to clinical malaria in southwest Uganda. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2005) 1.73
Prevalence of malaria and sexually transmitted and reproductive tract infections in pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. JAMA (2012) 1.71
The SAFE strategy for trachoma control: Using operational research for policy, planning and implementation. Bull World Health Organ (2006) 1.65
Antenatal syphilis screening in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons learned from Tanzania. Trop Med Int Health (2005) 1.64
Integrated mapping of neglected tropical diseases: epidemiological findings and control implications for northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State, Southern Sudan. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2009) 1.62
Risk factors for postsurgical trichiasis recurrence in a trachoma-endemic area. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2005) 1.62
Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness in Western Rwanda: blindness in a postconflict setting. PLoS Med (2007) 1.61
Synergistic associations between hookworm and other helminth species in a rural community in Brazil. Trop Med Int Health (2006) 1.61
Avoiding HIV and dying of syphilis. Lancet (2004) 1.60
Association of schistosomiasis with false-positive HIV test results in an African adolescent population. J Clin Microbiol (2010) 1.59
Review of recent surveys on blindness and visual impairment in Latin America. Br J Ophthalmol (2008) 1.58
Use of Bayesian geostatistical prediction to estimate local variations in Schistosoma haematobium infection in western Africa. Bull World Health Organ (2009) 1.57
Schistosoma mansoni in pregnancy and associations with anaemia in northwest Tanzania. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2005) 1.56
Prioritizing health problems in women in developing countries: comparing the financial burden of reproductive tract infections, anaemia and depressive disorders in a community survey in India. Trop Med Int Health (2007) 1.53
Longitudinal study of trachomatous trichiasis in The Gambia: barriers to acceptance of surgery. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2002) 1.53
Improving health for the world's poor. BMJ (2007) 1.53
Implementing school malaria surveys in Kenya: towards a national surveillance system. Malar J (2010) 1.53
Neglected tropical diseases in Uganda: the prospect and challenge of integrated control. Trends Parasitol (2007) 1.52
A proposed rapid methodology to assess the prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment. Ophthalmic Epidemiol (2006) 1.51
Prevalence of blindness and visual impairment in Nigeria: the National Blindness and Visual Impairment Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2008) 1.50
Progress towards countrywide control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Uganda. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2005) 1.50
Urbanization, ethnicity and cardiovascular risk in a population in transition in Nakuru, Kenya: a population-based survey. BMC Public Health (2010) 1.48
Yaws. Lancet (2013) 1.47
The long-term natural history of trachomatous trichiasis in the Gambia. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci (2006) 1.46
Missed opportunities: poor linkage into ongoing care for HIV-positive pregnant women in Mwanza, Tanzania. PLoS One (2012) 1.45
Antibodies against a secreted protein from hookworm larvae reduce the intensity of hookworm infection in humans and vaccinated laboratory animals. FASEB J (2005) 1.44
Bartonella bacilliformis: a systematic review of the literature to guide the research agenda for elimination. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2012) 1.44
Hookworm vaccines: past, present, and future. Lancet Infect Dis (2006) 1.41
The prevalence of type 2 idiopathic macular telangiectasia in two African populations. Ophthalmic Epidemiol (2012) 1.41
Risk factors of visceral leishmaniasis in East Africa: a case-control study in Pokot territory of Kenya and Uganda. Int J Epidemiol (2008) 1.40
Comparison of HIV prevalences in community-based and antenatal clinic surveys in rural Mwanza, Tanzania. AIDS (2002) 1.38
Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness in Kunming, china. Ophthalmology (2007) 1.38
The relationship between prevalence of active trachoma, water availability and its use in a Tanzanian village. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg (2006) 1.37
Age patterns in undernutrition and helminth infection in a rural area of Brazil: associations with ascariasis and hookworm. Trop Med Int Health (2008) 1.36
When can antibiotic treatments for trachoma be discontinued? Graduating communities in three African countries. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2009) 1.36