Mapping the global distribution of trachoma

• Main Authors: Sarah Polack (Author), Simon Brooker (Author), Hannah Kuper (Author), Silvio Mariotti (Author), David Mabey (Author), Allen Foster (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2005-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: We aimed to summarize and map the existing global population-based data on active trachoma and trichiasis. Detailed distribution maps of various infectious diseases have proved a valuable tool in their control. Such maps play an important role in assessing the magnitude of the problem, de...