Non-participation during azithromycin mass treatment for trachoma in The Gambia: heterogeneity and risk factors.

• Main Authors: Tansy Edwards (Author), Elizabeth Allen (Author), Emma M Harding-Esch (Author), John Hart (Author), Sarah E Burr (Author), Martin J Holland (Author), Ansumana Sillah (Author), Sheila K West (Author), David Mabey (Author), Robin Bailey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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There is concern that untreated individuals in mass drug administration (MDA) programs for neglected tropical diseases can reduce the impact of elimination efforts by maintaining a source of transmission and re-infection.Treatment receipt was recorded against the community census during three MDAs w...