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The Burden of Trachoma in Ayod County of Southern Sudan

BACKGROUND: Blindness due to trachoma is avoidable through Surgery, Antibiotics, Facial hygiene and Environmental improvements (SAFE). Recent surveys have shown trachoma to be a serious cause of blindness in Southern Sudan. We conducted this survey in Ayod County of Jonglei State to estimate the nee...

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Autores principales:	King, Jonathan D., Ngondi, Jeremiah, Gatpan, Gideon, Lopidia, Ben, Becknell, Steve, Emerson, Paul M.
Formato:	Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2008
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2553487/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18820746 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000299

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