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Prevalence of Trachoma in Northern Benin: Results from 11 Population-Based Prevalence Surveys Covering 26 Districts

Amadou Alfa BioNational Control Program of Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health, BeninCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pelagie M. BokoNational Control Program of Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health, Benin
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Yannelle A. DossouNational Control Program of Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health, Benin
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Jean-Jacques TougoueResearch Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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Achille KaboreResearch Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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Ignace SounouvouFaculty of Medicine, University of Cotonou, Benin
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Jean-Eudes BiaouNational Control Program of Non-communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health, Benin
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Lionel NizigamaResearch Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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Paul CourtrightKilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology, Division of Ophthalmology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Anthony W. SolomonClinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Lisa RotondoResearch Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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Wilfrid BatchoNational Control Program of Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health, Benin
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Dorothée Kinde-GazardNational Control Program of Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health, Benin
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Pages 265-273 | Received 31 Dec 2015, Accepted 16 Dec 2016, Published online: 25 Apr 2017

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