Trachoma elimination in Latin America: prioritization of municipalities for surveillance activities
Objective. To identify and prioritize municipalities in 22 countries of Latin America for trachoma surveillance activities, to measure the absence or prevalence of trachoma, and to support validation and trachoma elimination efforts in the Region of the Americas. Methods. A prioritization scale was...
Main Authors: | Martha Idalí Saboyá-Díaz, Angel F. Betanzos-Reyes, Sheila K. West, Beatriz Muñoz, Luis Gerardo Castellanos, Marcos Espinal |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pan American Health Organization
2019-12-01
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Series: | Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública |
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Online Access: | http://iris.paho.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/51743 |
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