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Ophthalmic Epidemiology Volume 22, 2015 - Issue 3: Trachoma
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Risk of Infection with Chlamydia trachomatis from Migrants to Communities Undergoing Mass Drug Administration for Trachoma Control

Sheila K. WestDana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA, Correspondence[email protected]
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Beatriz E. MunozDana Center for Preventive Ophthalmology, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA,
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Harran MkochaKongwa Trachoma Project, Kongwa, Tanzania,
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Charlotte GaydosInternational Chlamydia Laboratory, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA, and
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Thomas QuinnInternational Chlamydia Laboratory, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA, and ;Division of Intramural Research, National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
Pages 170-175 | Received 30 Jan 2014, Accepted 30 Aug 2014, Published online: 09 Jul 2015

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