منابع مشابه
Sustaining Trachoma Control and Elimination
The basis for environmental indicators in the certification of the elimination of blinding Trachoma
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There is fortunately increasing international awareness of the problem of needless blindness from trachoma and enhanced international cooperation. This is exemplified by the World Health Organization Alliance for the Global Elimination of Blinding Trachoma by 2020 (GET 2020), the World Health Assembly resolution 51.11, 1998, and the inclusion of trachoma as a priority under the disease control ...
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Trachoma, the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness, affects over 300 million people globally. Caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, the disease thrives in environments with poor access to water, sanitation, and hygiene. It is spread from one person to another by eye-seeking flies, and by sharing cloths used to wipe the eyes and hands. Repeated or persistent infection can lead ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.81.6.518a