Trachoma: 1985 Update in Western Australia

Abstract

Aboriginal preschool and school children were surve ed in the Eastern Goldfields Region and the Eastern

Prevalence of trachoma in school children of remote Western Australian communities between 1992 and 2003

“…Our understanding of trachoma prevalence in Australia comes from numerous point prevalence investigations from a wide variety of investigators, which have been intermittently collated into major reports 4–7 . These studies have collected data from populations over short periods less than 5 years.…”

Prevalence of cicatricial trachoma in an indigenous population of Central Australia: the Central Australian Trachomatous Trichiasis Study (CATTS)

“…Over the past few decades there have been several studies that have illustrated the prevalence of TF and TI 3,5–9 and their resulting TS, TT and CO 3,5,10,11 consequences within Australia. This study was designed to estimate the current prevalence of the long‐term vision threatening outcomes from trachomatous infection among the indigenous Australians aged 40 years or more who presented to remote eye clinics within the Central Northern Territory (as defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics).…”

Seasonal variation in trachoma and bush flies in north‐western Australian Aboriginal communities

“…Trachoma ( Chlamydia trachomatis ) has been identified as a major cause of morbidity in Australian Aboriginal communities in the 0−14‐year‐old age group since the early reports of Mann 1,2 and confirmed many times subsequently 3 . The potential long‐term blinding complications 4 and the difficulty in treating established trachoma 5−7 have made this a significant and continuing public health issue.…”