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Serology, infection, and clinical trachoma as tools in prevalence surveys for re-emergence of trachoma in a formerly hyperendemic district
BACKGROUND: To eliminate trachoma as a public health problem, countries must achieve a district-level prevalence of trachomatous inflammation—follicular (TF) <5% in children ages 1–9 years. Re-emergence of TF could trigger additional rounds of mass drug/antibiotic administration (MDA), so accurat...
Autores principales: | Odonkor, Michelle, Naufal, Fahd, Munoz, Beatriz, Mkocha, Harran, Kasubi, Mabula, Wolle, Meraf, West, Sheila |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8081338/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33861754 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009343 |
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