The geographical distribution and burden of trachoma in Africa.

• Main Authors: Jennifer L Smith (Author), Rebecca M Flueckiger (Author), Pamela J Hooper (Author), Sarah Polack (Author), Elizabeth A Cromwell (Author), Stephanie L Palmer (Author), Paul M Emerson (Author), David C W Mabey (Author), Anthony W Solomon (Author), Danny Haddad (Author), Simon J Brooker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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There remains a lack of epidemiological data on the geographical distribution of trachoma to support global mapping and scale up of interventions for the elimination of trachoma. The Global Atlas of Trachoma (GAT) was launched in 2011 to address these needs and provide standardised, updated and acce...