Assessment of trachoma in suspected endemic areas within 16 provinces in mainland China.

BACKGROUND:China used to be among the countries with a high prevalence of trachoma. At the launch of The Global Elimination of Trachoma (GET) 2020 campaign by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1996, China was placed on the list of countries endemic for trachoma based on historical data. However...

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Main Authors: Jialiang Zhao, Silvio Paolo Mariotti, Serge Resnikoff, Yuqin Wang, Shicheng Yu, Mingguang He, Yingchuan Fan, Haidong Zou, Wenfang Zhang, Yading Jia, Lihua Wang, Huaijin Guan, Xiao Xu, Leilei Zhan, Lei An, Quanfu Ye, Ningli Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6366720?pdf=render