Risk factors for the progression of trachomatous scarring in a cohort of women in a trachoma low endemic district in Tanzania.

<h4>Background</h4>Trachoma, a chronic conjunctivitis caused by Chlamydia trachomatis, is the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide. Trachoma has been targeted for elimination as a public health problem which includes reducing trachomatous inflammation-follicular prevalence in...

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Main Authors: Meraf A Wolle, Beatriz E Muñoz, Fahd Naufal, Michael Saheb Kashaf, Harran Mkocha, Sheila K West
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009914