Prevalence of trachoma in school children in the Marajó Archipelago, Brazilian Amazon, and the impact of the introduction of educational and preventive measures on the disease over eight years.

• Main Authors: Joana Favacho (Author), Antonio José Ledo Alves da Cunha (Author), Samara Tatielle Monteiro Gomes (Author), Felipe Bonfim Freitas (Author), Maria Alice Freitas Queiroz (Author), Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto (Author), Ricardo Ishak (Author), Marluísa de Oliveira Guimarães Ishak (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Trachoma is the leading infectious cause of blindness in the world and is associated with precarious living conditions in developing countries. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of trachoma in three municipalities of the Marajó Archipelago, located in the state of Pará, B...