U.S., June 19 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07657143) titled 'Evaluation of the Impact of Oral Ivermectin on Musca Sorbens Flies, Putative Vector of Trachoma' on June 11.
Brief Summary: Trachoma is caused by repeated Chlamydia trachomatis infection in the eye. Routes of infection include close person-to-person contact and contaminated clothing. In addition, the bazaar fly Musca sorbens has been implicated in transmission. These flies frequently visit the faces of children and have been found positive for C. trachomatis, which may be transferred from the body of the flies or their regurgitated or defecated material.
This study aims to give recruited healthy volunteers a safe dose of oral iverm...