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Ophthalmic Epidemiology Volume 23, 2016 - Issue sup1: Trachoma Mapping
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Mapping Trachoma in Kaduna State, Nigeria: Results of 23 Local Government Area-Level, Population-Based Prevalence Surveys

Nasiru MuhammadOphthalmology Unit, Surgery Department, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Caleb MpyetSightsavers, Kaduna, Nigeria;Ophthalmology Department, University of Jos, Jos, NigeriaView further author information
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Mohammed Dantani AdamuOphthalmology Unit, Surgery Department, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, NigeriaView further author information
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Adamani WilliamSightsavers, Kaduna, NigeriaView further author information
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Murtala Muhammad UmarNational Eye Centre, Kaduna, NigeriaView further author information
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Musa GoyolNetherlands Leprosy Relief, NigeriaView further author information
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Habila MuazuGambo Sawaba Hospital, Zaria, NigeriaView further author information
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Uwaezuoke OnyebuchiFederal Ministry of Health, Abuja, NigeriaView further author information
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Sunday IsiyakuSightsavers, Kaduna, NigeriaView further author information
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Rebecca M. FlueckigerTask 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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Rebecca WillisTask Force for Global Health, Decatur, GA, USAView further author information
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Alexandre L. PavluckTask Force for Global Health, Decatur, GA, USAView further author information
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Abdullahi AlhassanKaduna State Ministry of Health, Kaduna, NigeriaView further author information
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Nicholas OlobioFederal Ministry of Health, Abuja, NigeriaView further author information
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Bruce A. GordonWater Sanitation and Hygiene, Department of Public Health, Social and Environmental Determinants of Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, SwitzerlandView 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 46-54 | Received 31 Mar 2016, Accepted 14 Oct 2016, Published online: 05 Dec 2016

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