The global burden of trichiasis in 2016.

The global burden of trichiasis in 2016.

<h4>Background</h4>Trichiasis is present when one or more eyelashes touches the eye. Uncorrected, it can cause blindness. Accurate estimates of numbers affected, and their geographical distribution, help guide resource allocation.<h4>Methods</h4>We obtained district-level tri...

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Main Authors: Rebecca M Flueckiger, Paul Courtright, Mariamo Abdala, Amza Abdou, Zaid Abdulnafea, Tawfik K Al-Khatib, Khaled Amer, Olga Nelson Amiel, Sossinou Awoussi, Ana Bakhtiari, Wilfried Batcho, Assumpta Lucienne Bella, Kamal Hashim Bennawi, Simon J Brooker, Brian K Chu, Michael Dejene, Djore Dezoumbe, Balgesa Elkheir Elshafie, Aba Ange Elvis, Djouma Nembot Fabrice, Fatma Juma Omar, Missamou François, Drabo François, Jambi Garap, Michael Gichangi, André Goepogui, Jaouad Hammou, Boubacar Kadri, George Kabona, Martin Kabore, Khumbo Kalua, Mathias Kamugisha, Biruck Kebede, Kaba Keita, Asad Aslam Khan, Genet Kiflu, Makoy Yibi, Garae Mackline, Colin Macleod, Portia Manangazira, Michael P Masika, Marilia Massangaie, Takafira Mduluza, Nabicassa Meno, Nicholas Midzi, Abdallahi Ould Minnih, Sailesh Mishra, Caleb Mpyet, Nicholas Muraguri, Upendo Mwingira, Beido Nassirou, Jean Ndjemba, Cece Nieba, Jeremiah Ngondi, Nicholas Olobio, Alex Pavluck, Isaac Phiri, Rachel Pullan, Babar Qureshi, Boubacar Sarr, Do Seiha, Gloria Marina Serrano Chávez, Shekhar Sharma, Siphetthavong Sisaleumsak, Khamphoua Southisombath, Gretchen Stevens, Andeberhan Tesfazion Woldendrias, Lamine Traoré, Patrick Turyaguma, Rebecca Willis, Georges Yaya, Souleymane Yeo, Francisco Zambroni, Jialiang Zhao, Anthony W Solomon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007835

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