@article{95617,
  keywords = {Parasitology, Virology, Infectious Diseases},
  author = {Cooley GM and Feldstein LR and Bennett SD and Estivariz CF and Weil L and Bohara R and Vandenent M and Mainul Hasan A and Akhtar MS and Uzzaman MS and Billah MM and Conklin L and Ehlman DC and Asiedu K and Solomon AW and Alamgir A and Flora MS and Martin DL},
  title = {No Serological Evidence of Trachoma or Yaws Among Residents of Registered Camps and Makeshift Settlements in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh},
  abstract = {<jats:title>Abstract.</jats:title><jats:p>Successful achievement of global targets for elimination of trachoma as a public health problem and eradication of yaws will require control efforts to reach marginalized populations, including refugees. Testing for serologic evidence of transmission of trachoma and yaws in residents of registered camps and a Makeshift Settlement in Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh, was added to a serosurvey for vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) conducted April–May 2018. The survey was primarily designed to estimate remaining immunity gaps for VPDs, including diphtheria, measles, rubella, and polio. Blood specimens from 1- to 14-year-olds from selected households were collected and tested for antibody responses against antigens from <jats:italic>Treponema pallidum</jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Chlamydia trachomatis</jats:italic> using a multiplex bead assay to evaluate for serologic evidence of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) yaws and trachoma, respectively. The prevalence of antibodies against two <jats:italic>C. trachomatis</jats:italic> antigens in children ranged from 1.4% to 1.5% for Pgp3 and 2.8% to 7.0% for CT694. The prevalence of antibody responses against both of two treponemal antigens (recombinant protein17 and treponemal membrane protein A) tested was 0% to 0.15% in two camps. The data are suggestive of very low or no transmission of trachoma and yaws, currently or previously, in children resident in these communities. This study illustrates how integrated serologic testing can provide needed data to help NTD programs prioritize limited resources.</jats:p>},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene},
  volume = {104},
  pages = {2031-2037},
  publisher = {American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene},
  issn = {0002-9637, 1476-1645},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/backend/ptpmcrender.fcgi?accid=PMC8176462&blobtype=pdf},
  doi = {10.4269/ajtmh.21-0124},
  language = {eng},
}