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Prevalence of trachoma in the Afar Region of Ethiopia: results of seven population-based surveys from the Global Trachoma Mapping Project

Kassahun NegashAMREF Health Africa, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Colin MacleodClinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK;Sightsavers, Haywards Heath, UKView further author information
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Yilikal AdamuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Mohammed AhmedAfar Regional Health Bureau, Samara, Afar, EthiopiaView further author information
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Mohamed IbrahimAfar Regional Health Bureau, Samara, Afar, EthiopiaView further author information
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Mussa AliDepartment of Ophthalmology, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Tesfaye HaileselassieORBIS International, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Rebecca WillisTask 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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Michael DejenePublic Health Consultancy Services, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Atsbeha AsratAMREF Health Africa, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Rebecca M. FlueckigerTask 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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Anthony W. SolomonClinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UKView further author information
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