Elimination of active trachoma after two topical mass treatments with azithromycin 1.5% eye drops.

• Main Authors: Abdou Amza (Author), Pablo Goldschmidt (Author), Ellen Einterz (Author), Pierre Huguet (Author), Celine Olmiere (Author), Philippe Bensaid (Author), Lucienne Bella-Assumpta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Following an epidemiological study carried out in 2006 showing a high prevalence of blinding trachoma in the Far North Region of Cameroon, a trachoma elimination programme using the SAFE strategy was initiated: three yearly trachoma mass treatments were to be performed. METHODOLOGY/PRINC...