Trachoma in Western Equatoria State, Southern Sudan: implications for national control.

<h4>Background</h4>Trachoma is thought to be common over large parts of Southern Sudan. However, many areas of the country, particularly west of the Nile, have not yet been surveyed. The aim of this study was to confirm whether trachoma extends into Western Equatoria State from neighbori...

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Published in:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Main Authors:	Lucia W Kur, Diana Picon, Obec Adibo, Emily Robinson, Anthony Sabasio, Tansy Edwards, Aggrey Ndyaba, John Rumunu, Karinya Lewis, Mounir Lado, Jan Kolaczinski
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-07-01
Online Access:	https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0000492&type=printable

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