Mapping the global distribution of trachoma

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to summarize and map the existing global population-based data on active trachoma and trichiasis. Detailed distribution maps of various infectious diseases have proved a valuable tool in their control. Such maps play an important role in assessing the magnitude of the problem, de...

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Main Authors: Sarah Polack, Simon Brooker, Hannah Kuper, Silvio Mariotti, David Mabey, Allen Foster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2005-12-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862005001200013&lng=en&tlng=en