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One round of azithromycin MDA adequate to interrupt transmission in districts with prevalence of trachomatous inflammation—follicular of 5.0-9.9%: Evidence from Malawi

BACKGROUND: As highly trachoma-endemic countries approach elimination, some districts will have prevalences of trachomatous inflammation–follicular in 1–9-year-olds (TF(1-9)) of 5.0–9.9%. The World Health Organization (WHO) previously recommended that in such districts, TF prevalence be assessed in...

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Autores principales: Kalua, Khumbo, Chisambi, Alvin, Chinyanya, David, Masika, Michael, Bakhtiari, Ana, Willis, Rebecca, Emerson, Paul M., Solomon, Anthony W., Bailey, Robin L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6016948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29897902
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006543