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Population-based prevalence survey of follicular trachoma and trachomatous trichiasis in the Casamance region of Senegal
BACKGROUND: Trachoma, caused by ocular infection with Chlamydia trachomatis, is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. We conducted the first population-based trachoma prevalence survey in the Casamance region of Senegal to enable the Senegalese National Eye Care Programme (NECP) to pl...
Autores principales: | Harding-Esch, Emma M., Kadimpeul, Julbert, Sarr, Boubacar, Sane, Awa, Badji, Souleymane, Laye, Mass, Sillah, Ansumana, Burr, Sarah E., MacLeod, David, Last, Anna R., Holland, Martin J., Mabey, David C., Bailey, Robin L. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5530574/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28747198 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4605-0 |
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