The World Health Organization Recommendations for Trachoma Surveillance, Experience in Nepal and Added Benefit of Testing for Antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis pgp3 Protein: NESTS Study.

• Main Authors: Andrea I Zambrano (Author), Shekhar Sharma (Author), Kathryn Crowley (Author), Laura Dize (Author), Beatriz E Muñoz (Author), Sailesh K Mishra (Author), Lisa A Rotondo (Author), Charlotte A Gaydos (Author), Sheila K West (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:The World Health Organization (WHO) now requires a second surveillance survey for trachoma after an impact assessment has found follicular trachoma (TF) <5% to determine if re-emergence has occurred. Using new WHO guidelines, we undertook surveillance surveys, and determined the preval...