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ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2025

Using Model-Based Geostatistics to Refine Population-Based Estimates of Trachoma Prevalence: Update from a Technical Consultation.

Anna Harte, Misaki Sasanami, Clara R Burgert-Brucker, Ana Bakhtiari, Donal Bisanzio, Cristina Jimenez, Anthony W Solomon, George Elia Kabona, Michael Peter Masika, Jeremiah Ngondi and 31 more

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Article in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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41 authors.

Anna HarteClinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Misaki SasanamiLancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom.
Clara R Burgert-BruckerClinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Ana BakhtiariInternational Trachoma Initiative, Task Force for Global Health, Atlanta, Georgia.
Donal BisanzioRTI International, Washington, District of Columbia.
Cristina JimenezSightsavers, Haywards Heath, United Kingdom.
Anthony W SolomonGlobal Neglected Tropical Disease Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
George Elia KabonaMinistry of Health, United Republic of Tanzania, Dodoma, Tanzania.
Michael Peter MasikaMinistry of Health Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Jeremiah NgondiRTI International, Washington, District of Columbia.
Pearl Anne Ante-TestardProctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, California.
Benjamin F ArnoldProctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, California.
Gilbert BaayendaThe Fred Hollows Foundation, Sidney, Australia.
Pablo Ruiz CuencaLancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom.
Peter John DiggleLancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom.
Dileepa EdirweeraLancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom.
Paul M EmersonInternational Trachoma Initiative, Task Force for Global Health, Atlanta, Georgia.
Claudio FronterreLancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom.
Katherine GassTask Force for Global Health, Atlanta, Georgia.
Lucinda NewburyLancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom.
P J HooperInternational Trachoma Initiative, Task Force for Global Health, Atlanta, Georgia.
Everlyn KamauProctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, California.
Fikreab KebedeMinistry of Health Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Irene KyomuhangiLancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom.
Thomas M LietmanProctor Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, California.
Kate McCrackenEvidence Action, Washington, District of Columbia.
Mark MinneryEvidence Action, Washington, District of Columbia.
Scott D NashThe Carter Center, Atlanta, Georgia.
Tom NichollsLancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom.
Nicholas OlobioFederal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Abuja, Nigeria.
Stephanie L PalmerFHI 360, Washington, District of Columbia.
Sayed Ataullah SaeedzaiLancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom.
Stephanie SomervilleSightsavers, Haywards Heath, United Kingdom.
Cleo SternHelen Keller International, New York, New York.
Diana StukelFHI 360, Washington, District of Columbia.
Celia Landmann SzwarcwaldMinistry of Health Brazil/Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Salvador, Brazil.
Sandra L TaleroCommunicable Diseases Prevention, Control, and Elimination Department, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, District of Columbia.
Violetta YevstigneyevaUSAID, Washington, District of Columbia.
Amir B KelloWorld Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo.
Emma Harding-EschClinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Emanuele GiorgiLancaster Medical School, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom.

Funding

Seroepidemiology of trachoma for the elimination endgameR01AI158884 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI ARNOLD, BENJAMIN F · 2021 to 2025
$2.0M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI158884World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To explore how model-based geostatistics (MBG) could support trachoma elimination efforts, a technical consultation was held on March 4 and 5, 2024 by the Centre for Health Informatics, Computing, and Statistics at Lancaster University, United Kingdom, a WHO Collaborating Centre on Geostatistical Methods for Neglected Tropical Disease Research. The meeting aimed to foster collaboration for sharing insights on using MBG for decision-making; showcase its applications in assessing trachoma elimination status; address challenges, such as setting the probability threshold for elimination and resolving conflicts between survey and MBG evidence; and discuss considerations for integrating MBG into Tropical Data. Participants, including trachoma program managers, experts, academics, donors, and statisticians, reviewed MBG applications, discussed ongoing studies, identified knowledge gaps, and planned future work. This article summarizes the meeting's presentations, discussions, and outcomes, highlighting current conclusions on and research priorities to evaluate MBG's feasibility and utility in trachoma elimination programs.

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Models, StatisticalTrachomaDisease EradicationHumansNeglected DiseasesPrevalenceWorld Health Organization

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PMID40744002
PMCPMC12493125

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