Active trachoma and ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection in two Gambian regions: on course for elimination by 2020?

• Main Authors: Emma M Harding-Esch (Author), Tansy Edwards (Author), Ansumana Sillah (Author), Isatou Sarr (Author), Chrissy H Roberts (Author), Paul Snell (Author), Esther Aryee (Author), Sandra Molina (Author), Martin J Holland (Author), David C W Mabey (Author), Robin L Bailey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Trachoma has been endemic in The Gambia for decades. National trachoma control activities have been in place since the mid-1980's, but with no mass antibiotic treatment campaign. We aimed to assess the prevalence of active trachoma and of actual ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection as measure...