Active trachoma among children in Mali: Clustering and environmental risk factors.

BACKGROUND: Active trachoma is not uniformly distributed in endemic areas, and local environmental factors influencing its prevalence are not yet adequately understood. Determining whether clustering is a consistent phenomenon may help predict likely modes of transmission and help to determine the a...

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Main Authors: Mathieu Hägi, Jean-François Schémann, Frédéric Mauny, Germain Momo, Doulaye Sacko, Lamine Traoré, Denis Malvy, Jean-François Viel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2799671?pdf=render