Trachoma Rapid Assessments in Unity and Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal States, Southern Sudan
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Trachoma Rapid Assessments in Unity and Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal States, Southern Sudan
BACKGROUND Trachoma is thought to be endemic over large parts of Southern Sudan, but empirical evidence is limited. While some areas east of the Nile have been identified as highly endemic, few trachoma surveys have been conducted in the remainder of the country. This study aimed to determine whether trachoma constitutes a problem to public health in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal and Unity State, bot...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS ONE
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013138