Models informing trials
Trachoma
Trachoma (2)
Healthy eyelid
Severe TF/TI
Scarring
Trichiasis, Corneal opacity
How much less trachoma?
Important facts
Azithromycin
Mass administration
Models informing trials
Children a core group?
Children a core group?
Children a core group?
Models informing trials
Simple model
Extension
Purpose
TANA Trial
NIH TANA Trial, Ethiopia
Trial
Trial
But…
Stochastic epidemic
State space
State space (2)
Model
Fit to data
Starting the model. .
Fit to TANA data
Interpretation
Conclusion
Models informing trials
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments, cont’d
Trachoma Projects in Ethiopia Deb Gill Melissa Neuwelt Nandini Gandhi Cyril Dalmon Nicolle Benitah Ying Pan Lauren Patty Vivian Schiedler Ali Zaidi Dwight Silvera Isabella Phan Chihori Wada David Lee Harsha Reddy Kathryn Ray Rachel May Alison Skalet Sara Haug Andi Hatch Jesse Biebesheimer Traci Brown Laura Cieslik Anita Gupta Susie Osaki-Holm Nazzy Pakpour Karen Shih Scott Shimotsu Kristine Vinup John Warren Yinghui Miao Mariko Bird Greg Schmidt Lynn Olinger Scott Lee Kevin Hong Jaya Chidambaram Allison Loh Deb Gill Larry Schwab Jeremy Keenan Vicky Cevallos Lauren Friedly Bruce Gaynor Tom Lietman Kevin Miller Tisha Prabriputaloong Michael Saidel John P. Whitcher Elizabeth Yi Michael Yoon John Warren Macdara Bodeker Muthiah Srinivasan Marilyn Whitcher Jenafir House Jon Yang Nicole Stoller Charles Lin Tina Rutar Colleen Halfpenny
Funding