Monitoring of mass distribution interventions for trachoma in Plateau State, Nigeria.

• Main Authors: Elizabeth A Cromwell (Author), Jonathan D King (Author), Scott McPherson (Author), Falam N Jip (Author), Amy E Patterson (Author), Aryc W Mosher (Author), Darin S Evans (Author), Paul M Emerson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Mass drug administration (MDA) with antibiotics is a key component of the SAFE strategy for trachoma control. Guidelines recommend that where MDA is warranted the whole population be targeted with 80% considered the minimum acceptable coverage. In other countries, MDA is usually conducted by salarie...