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Ophthalmic Epidemiology Volume 23, 2016 - Issue 6: Trachoma Elimination
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Trachoma Mapping in Gombe State, Nigeria: Results of 11 Local Government Area Surveys

Caleb MpyetDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria;Sightsavers, Kaduna, Nigeria;Department of Ophthalmology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nasiru MuhammadOphthalmology Unit, Surgery Department, Usmanu Dan Fodiyo University, Sokoto, NigeriaView further author information
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Mohammed Dantani AdamuOphthalmology Unit, Surgery Department, Usmanu Dan Fodiyo University, Sokoto, NigeriaView further author information
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Habila MuazuMinistry of Health, Kaduna State, NigeriaView further author information
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Murtala Muhammad UmarNational Eye Center, Kaduna, NigeriaView further author information
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Joel AladaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, NigeriaView further author information
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Uwazoeke OnyebuchiNational Trachoma Control Program, Department of Public Health, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, NigeriaView further author information
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Fracisca OlamijuMission to Save the Helpless, Jos, NigeriaView further author information
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Sunday IsiyakuSightsavers, Kaduna, NigeriaView further author information
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Adamani WilliamSightsavers, Kaduna, NigeriaView further author information
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Rebecca WillisTask Force for Global Health, Decatur, GA, USAView further author information
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Rebecca Mann FlueckigerTask Force for Global Health, Decatur, GA, USAView further author information
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Alexandre PavluckTask Force for Global Health, Decatur, GA, USAView further author information
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Brian K. ChuTask Force for Global Health, Decatur, GA, USAView further author information
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Danjuma MohammedMinistry of Health Gombe State, Gombe, NigeriaView further author information
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Nicholas OlobioNational Trachoma Control Program, Department of Public Health, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, NigeriaView further author information
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Anthony W. SolomonClinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK;London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research, London, UKView further author information
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Pages 406-411 | Received 31 Mar 2016, Accepted 20 Jul 2016, Published online: 11 Oct 2016

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