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

• Hoofdauteurs: Emma M Harding-Esch (Auteur), Tansy Edwards (Auteur), Ansumana Sillah (Auteur), Isatou Sarr (Auteur), Chrissy H Roberts (Auteur), Paul Snell (Auteur), Esther Aryee (Auteur), Sandra Molina (Auteur), Martin J Holland (Auteur), David C W Mabey (Auteur), Robin L Bailey (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...