Where do we go from here? Prevalence of trachoma three years after stopping mass distribution of antibiotics in the regions of Kayes and Koulikoro, Mali.

• Main Authors: Sanoussi Bamani (Author), Jonathan D King (Author), Mamadou Dembele (Author), Famolo Coulibaly (Author), Dieudonne Sankara (Author), Yaya Kamissoko (Author), Jim Ting (Author), Lisa A Rotondo (Author), Paul M Emerson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: A national survey in 1997 demonstrated that trachoma was endemic in Mali. Interventions to control trachoma including mass drug administration (MDA) with azithromycin were launched in the regions of Kayes and Koulikoro in 2003. MDA was discontinued after three annual rounds in 2006, and...