Control of Trachoma from Achham District, Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study from the Nepal National Trachoma Program.

• Main Authors: Bidya Prasad Pant (Author), Ramesh C Bhatta (Author), J S P Chaudhary (Author), Suresh Awasthi (Author), Sailesh Mishra (Author), Shekhar Sharma (Author), Puja A Cuddapah (Author), Sarah E Gwyn (Author), Nicole E Stoller (Author), Diana L Martin (Author), Jeremy D Keenan (Author), Thomas M Lietman (Author), Bruce D Gaynor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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The WHO seeks to control trachoma as a public health problem in endemic areas. Achham District in western Nepal was found to have TF (trachoma follicular) above 20% in a 2006 government survey, triggering 3 annual mass drug administrations finishing in 2010. Here we assess the level of control that...