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The Burden of and Risk Factors for Trachoma in Selected Districts of Zimbabwe: Results of 16 Population-Based Prevalence Surveys

Isaac PhiriDepartment of Epidemiology and Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Portia ManangaziraDepartment of Epidemiology and Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Colin K. MacleodClinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK;Sightsavers, Haywards Heath, UK
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Takafira MduluzaDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Mt Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe;School of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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Tinashe DhobbieDepartment of Epidemiology and Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Shorai Grace ChaoraNational Statistical Agency, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Chriswell ChigwenaDepartment of Epidemiology and Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Joshua KatiyoDepartment of Epidemiology and Disease Control, Ministry of Health and Child Care, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Rebecca WillisTask Force for Global Health, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Ana BakhtiariTask Force for Global Health, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Peter BareSightsavers, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Paul CourtrightKCCO International, Division of Ophthalmology, University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Boniface MachekaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Nicholas MidziDepartment of Medical Microbiology, College of Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, ZimbabweCorrespondence[email protected]
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and Anthony W. SolomonClinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK;Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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Pages 181-191 | Received 06 May 2016, Accepted 18 Feb 2017, Published online: 22 May 2017

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François Missamou, Hemilembolo Marlhand, Angelie S. Patrick Dzabatou-Babeaux, Samuel Sendzi, Jérôme Bernasconi, Susan D’Souza, Ana Bakhtiari, Tom Millar, Rebecca Willis, Karim Bengraïne, Serge Resnikoff & Anthony W. Solomon. (2018) A Population-Based Trachoma Prevalence Survey Covering Seven Districts of Sangha and Likouala Departments, Republic of the Congo. Ophthalmic Epidemiology 25:sup1, pages 155-161.
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