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A single mass antibiotic distribution is not an effective way to treat and eliminate trachoma — an eye infection that can cause blindness — in Ethiopian communities with high rates of the disease.

That's the conclusion of a study in the March 8 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Community-wide antibiotic distributions are part of the World Health Organization's strategy to eliminate trachoma as a public health concern by 2020. It has been suggested that a single mass antibiotic treatment in a community might eliminate trachoma. However, current WHO guidelines recommend three mass distributions per year.

Repeated treatments or other measures will be necessary for elimination of infection, as recommended by WHO. A single treatment will not suffice.

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