Reports on the prevalence of clinical conditions are more convincing when supported by objective evidence. by Julius Schachter, Robin Bailey, Chandler R Dawson, Thomas M Lietman

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Stopping azithromycin mass drug administration for trachoma: A systematic review. by Hamidah Mahmud, Emma Landskroner, Abdou Amza, Solomon Aragie, William W Godwin, Anna de Hostos Barth, Kieran S O'Brien, Thomas M Lietman, Catherine E Oldenburg

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Descemet Endothelial Thickness Comparison Trial 1 (DETECT 1): outcome masked, placebo-controlled trial comparing two types of corneal transplant surgeries and effect of rho kinase... by Thomas M Lietman, Jennifer Rose-Nussbaumer, Bennie H Jeng, Benjamin F Arnold, Winston Chamberlain, Charles C Lin, Jennifer Y Li, William Gensheimer, Jameson Clover, Nicole Varnado, Sarah Abdelrahman

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Azithromycin for infants at risk of poor growth and development: A pooled secondary analysis of two randomized controlled trials. by Mamadou Bountogo, Mamadou Ouattara, Clarisse Dah, Boubacar Coulibaly, Thierry Ouedraogo, Alphonse Zakane, Valentin Boudo, Elodie Lebas, Huiyu Hu, Benjamin F Arnold, Thomas M Lietman, Ali Sié, Catherine E Oldenburg

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Use of Large Language Models to Classify Epidemiological Characteristics in Synthetic and Real-World Social Media Posts About Conjunctivitis Outbreaks: Infodemiology Study by Michael S Deiner, Russell Y Deiner, Cherie Fathy, Natalie A Deiner, Vagelis Hristidis, Stephen D McLeod, Thomas J Bukowski, Thuy Doan, Gerami D Seitzman, Thomas M Lietman, Travis C Porco

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Short-term Forecasting of the Prevalence of Trachoma: Expert Opinion, Statistical Regression, versus Transmission Models. by Fengchen Liu, Travis C Porco, Abdou Amza, Boubacar Kadri, Baido Nassirou, Sheila K West, Robin L Bailey, Jeremy D Keenan, Anthony W Solomon, Paul M Emerson, Manoj Gambhir, Thomas M Lietman

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Reliability of trachoma clinical grading--assessing grading of marginal cases. by Salman A Rahman, Sun N Yu, Abdou Amza, Sintayehu Gebreselassie, Boubacar Kadri, Nassirou Baido, Nicole E Stoller, Joseph P Sheehan, Travis C Porco, Bruce D Gaynor, Jeremy D Keenan, Thomas M Lietman

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Strengthening data collection for neglected tropical diseases: What data are needed for models to better inform tailored intervention programmes? by Jaspreet Toor, Jonathan I D Hamley, Claudio Fronterre, María Soledad Castaño, Lloyd A C Chapman, Luc E Coffeng, Federica Giardina, Thomas M Lietman, Edwin Michael, Amy Pinsent, Epke A Le Rutte, T Déirdre Hollingsworth

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Mass azithromycin for prevention of child mortality among children with acute malnutrition: A subgroup analysis of a cluster randomized controlled trial. by Ali Sié, Mamadou Ouattara, Mamadou Bountogo, Valentin Boudo, Thierry Ouedraogo, Clarisse Dah, Guillaume Compaoré, Elodie Lebas, Huiyu Hu, Travis C Porco, Benjamin F Arnold, Kieran S O'Brien, Thomas M Lietman, Catherine E Oldenburg

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Association between ocular bacterial carriage and follicular trachoma following mass azithromycin distribution in The Gambia. by Sarah E Burr, John D Hart, Tansy Edwards, Ignatius Baldeh, Ebrima Bojang, Emma M Harding-Esch, Martin J Holland, Thomas M Lietman, Sheila K West, David C W Mabey, Ansumana Sillah, Robin L Bailey

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The easiest children to reach are most likely to be infected with ocular Chlamydia trachomatis in trachoma endemic areas of Niger. by Abdou Amza, Boubacar Kadri, Baido Nassirou, Sun N Yu, Nicole E Stoller, Satasuk J Bhosai, Zhaoxia Zhou, Charles E McCulloch, Sheila K West, Robin L Bailey, Jeremy D Keenan, Thomas M Lietman, Bruce D Gaynor

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WASH Upgrades for Health in Amhara (WUHA): study protocol for a cluster-randomised trial in Ethiopia by Thomas M Lietman, Jeremy D Keenan, Matthew C Freeman, Travis C Porco, Solomon Aragie, Jason S Melo, Dionna M Wittberg, Wondyifraw Tadesse, Kristen Aiemjoy, Melsew Chanyalew, Paul M Emerson, Scott D Nash, E Kelly Callahan, Zerihun Tadesse, Mulat Zerihun

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Seroepidemiology of trachoma in a low prevalence region receiving annual mass azithromycin distribution in Maradi, Niger. by Abdou Amza, Boubacar Kadri, Beido Nassirou, Ahmed Arzika, Elisabeth Gebreegziabher, Huiyu Hu, Lina Zhong, Cindi Chen, Danny Yu, Thomas Abraham, YuHeng Liu, Karana Wickens, Thuy Doan, Diana Martin, Benjamin F Arnold, Thomas M Lietman, Catherine E Oldenburg

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Neonatal azithromycin administration to prevent infant mortality: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Till Bärnighausen, Catherine E Oldenburg, Thomas M Lietman, Thuy Doan, Wafaie Fawzi, Ali Sie, Lucienne Ouermi, Pascal Zabre, Elodie Lebas, Mamadou Bountogo, Eric Nebie, Mamadou Ouattara, Boubacar Coulibaly, Cheik Bagagnan, Jessica Brogdon, William W Godwin, Ying Lin, Travis Porco, Alphonse Zakane, Guillaume Compaoré, Valentin Boudo, Aristide Ouedraogo, Ouedraogo Andiyam Thierry, A.M. Napon, Z. Nikièma, Allen Hightower, Amza Abdou, Miriam Laufer, Jacqueline Glover, Catherine Cook, William W. Godwin, Jeremy D. Keenan, Thomas M. Lietman, Kieran S. O’Brien, Catherine E. Oldenburg, Travis C. Porco

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Cost-effectiveness of adding measurement of Chlamydia trachomatis infection and serology to trachoma prevalence surveys in Tanzania and Mozambique. by Emily C Decker, Molly W Adams, William E Oswald, Rebecca M Flueckiger, Jeremiah M Ngondi, Mawo Fall, Ezgi E Yilmaz, Lisa C Brooks, George Kabona, Henis Mior Sitoe, Mabula Kasubi, Tamimo Momade, Thomas M Lietman, Thuy Doan, Rachel D Stelmach

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Effect of biannual azithromycin on respiratory pathogens among symptomatic children: results from the randomised Macrolides Oraux pour Réduire les Décès avec un Oeil sur la Résista... by Jie Liu, Thomas M Lietman, Jeremy D Keenan, Kieran S O'Brien, Elodie Lebas, Amza Abdou, Benjamin F Arnold, James A Platts-Mills, Eric R Houpt, Stephanie A Brennhofer, Elizabeth T Rogawski McQuade, Ramatou Maliki, Jixian Zhang, Suzanne Stroup, Suporn Pholwat, Ahmed M Arzika

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Seasonality of underweight among infants 1–11 months old in Niger: an exploratory analysis of data from a cluster-randomised trial by Catherine E Oldenburg, Thomas M Lietman, Jeremy David Keenan, Elodie Lebas, Amza Abdou, Travis C Porco, Kieran S O’Brien, Ahmed Mamane Arzika, Ramatou Maliki, Alio Karamba Mankara, Benjamin Arnold, Brittany Peterson, Bawa Aichatou, Diallo Beidi, Nasser Galo, Nasser Harouna, Sani Mahamadou, Moustapha Abarchi, Almou Ibrahim, Ismael Sara

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Mass distribution of azithromycin and child mortality among underweight infants in rural Niger: a subgroup analysis of the AVENIR cluster-randomised trial by Catherine E Oldenburg, Thomas M Lietman, Elodie Lebas, Amza Abdou, Travis C Porco, Ramatou Maliki, Benjamin Arnold, Brittany Peterson, Ahmed Arzika, Bawa Aichatou, Ismael M Bello, Diallo Beidi, Nasser Galo, Nasser Harouna, Alio M Karamba, Sani Mahamadou, Moustapha Abarchi, Almou Ibrahim, Zijun Liu, Carolyn Brandt, Emily Colby, Kieran Sunanda O’Brien

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Ongoing transmission of trachoma in low prevalence districts in Mozambique: results from four cross-sectional enhanced impact surveys, 2022 by Henis Mior Sitoe, William E. Oswald, Felizmina Zita, Mawo Fall, Tamimo Momade, Molly W. Adams, Rebecca M. Flueckiger, Scott McPherson, Sabrina Eyob, Thuy Doan, Thomas M. Lietman, Benjamin F. Arnold, Karana Wickens, Sarah Gwyn, Diana L. Martin, Mabula Kasubi, Sarah Boyd, Ana Bakhtiari, Cristina Jimenez, Anthony W. Solomon, Emma M. Harding-Esch, Upendo J. Mwingira, Jeremiah M. Ngondi

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Characterizing trachoma elimination using serology by Everlyn Kamau, Pearl Anne Ante-Testard, Sarah Gwyn, Seth Blumberg, Zeinab Abdalla, Kristen Aiemjoy, Abdou Amza, Solomon Aragie, Ahmed M. Arzika, Marcel S. Awoussi, Robin L. Bailey, Robert Butcher, E. Kelly Callahan, David Chaima, Adisu Abebe Dawed, Martha Idalí Saboyá Díaz, Abou-Bakr Sidik Domingo, Chris Drakeley, Belgesa E. Elshafie, Paul M. Emerson, Kimberly Fornace, Katherine Gass, E. Brook Goodhew, Jaouad Hammou, Emma M. Harding-Esch, PJ Hooper, Boubacar Kadri, Khumbo Kalua, Sarjo Kanyi, Mabula Kasubi, Amir B. Kello, Robert Ko, Patrick J. Lammie, Andres G. Lescano, Ramatou Maliki, Michael Peter Masika, Stephanie J. Migchelsen, Beido Nassirou, John M. Nesemann, Nishanth Parameswaran, Willie Pomat, Kristen K. Renneker, Chrissy Roberts, Prudence Rymil, Eshetu Sata, Laura Senyonjo, Fikre Seife, Ansumana Sillah, Oliver Sokana, Ariktha Srivathsan, Zerihun Tadesse, Fasihah Taleo, Emma Michelle Taylor, Rabebe Tekeraoi, Kwamy Togbey, Sheila K. West, Karana Wickens, Timothy William, Dionna M. Wittberg, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Mohammed Youbi, Taye Zeru, Jeremy D. Keenan, Thomas M. Lietman, Anthony W. Solomon, Scott D. Nash, Diana L. Martin, Benjamin F. Arnold

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