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Wait and watch: A trachoma surveillance strategy from Amhara region, Ethiopia.

<h4>Background</h4>Trachoma recrudescence after elimination as a public health problem has been reached is a concern for control programs globally. Programs typically conduct district-level trachoma surveillance surveys (TSS) ≥ 2 years after the elimination threshold is achieved to deter...

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Main Authors:	Eshetu Sata (Author), Fikre Seife (Author), Zebene Ayele (Author), Sarah A Murray (Author), Karana Wickens (Author), Phong Le (Author), Mulat Zerihun (Author), Berhanu Melak (Author), Ambahun Chernet (Author), Kimberly A Jensen (Author), Demelash Gessese (Author), Taye Zeru (Author), Adisu Abebe Dawed (Author), Hiwot Debebe (Author), Zerihun Tadesse (Author), E Kelly Callahan (Author), Diana L Martin (Author), Scott D Nash (Author)
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Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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