Prevalence of active trachoma and associated factors among children aged 1 to 9 years in rural communities of Lemo district, southern Ethiopia: community based cross sectional study

BACKGROUND: Trachoma, caused by Chlamydia trachomatis is the leading infectious cause of blindness. It is transmitted via personal contact with infected ocular and nasal secretions by hands, fomites and eye- seeking flies. Active trachoma is more common among children aged 1 to 9 years. The objectiv...

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Autores principales: WoldeKidan, Endale, Daka, Deresse, Legesse, Deresse, Laelago, Tariku, Betebo, Bealu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6813116/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31651236
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4495-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6813116/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31651236
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-4495-0

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