One round of azithromycin MDA adequate to interrupt transmission in districts with prevalence of trachomatous inflammation-follicular of 5.0-9.9%: Evidence from Malawi.

• Main Authors: Khumbo Kalua (Author), Alvin Chisambi (Author), David Chinyanya (Author), Michael Masika (Author), Ana Bakhtiari (Author), Rebecca Willis (Author), Paul M Emerson (Author), Anthony W Solomon (Author), Robin L Bailey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:As highly trachoma-endemic countries approach elimination, some districts will have prevalences of trachomatous inflammation-follicular in 1-9-year-olds (TF1-9) of 5.0-9.9%. The World Health Organization (WHO) previously recommended that in such districts, TF prevalence be assessed in eac...