Prevalence of signs of trachoma, ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection and antibodies to Pgp3 in residents of Kiritimati Island, Kiribati.

• Main Authors: Anaseini Cama (Author), Andreas Müller (Author), Raebwebwe Taoaba (Author), Robert M R Butcher (Author), Iakoba Itibita (Author), Stephanie J Migchelsen (Author), Tokoriri Kiauea (Author), Harry Pickering (Author), Rebecca Willis (Author), Chrissy H Roberts (Author), Ana Bakhtiari (Author), Richard T Le Mesurier (Author), Neal D E Alexander (Author), Diana L Martin (Author), Rabebe Tekeraoi (Author), Anthony W Solomon (Author), Global Trachoma Mapping Project (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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In some Pacific Island countries, such as Solomon Islands and Fiji, active trachoma is common, but ocular Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) infection and trachomatous trichiasis (TT) are rare. On Tarawa, the most populous Kiribati island, both the active trachoma sign "trachomatous inflammation-follic...