Ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection and infectious load among pre-school aged children within trachoma hyperendemic districts receiving the SAFE strategy, Amhara region, Ethiopia.

• Main Authors: Scott D Nash (Author), Ambahun Chernet (Author), Jeanne Moncada (Author), Aisha E P Stewart (Author), Tigist Astale (Author), Eshetu Sata (Author), Mulat Zerihun (Author), Demelash Gessese (Author), Berhanu Melak (Author), Gedefaw Ayenew (Author), Zebene Ayele (Author), Melsew Chanyalew (Author), Thomas M Lietman (Author), E Kelly Callahan (Author), Julius Schachter (Author), Zerihun Tadesse (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:After approximately 5 years of SAFE (surgery, antibiotics, facial cleanliness, environmental improvement) interventions for trachoma, hyperendemic (trachomatous inflammation-follicular (TF) ≥30%) districts remained in Amhara, Ethiopia. This study's aim was to characterize the epidemi...