Implications of the COVID-19 pandemic in eliminating trachoma as a public health problem
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DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/traa170
Abstract: Abstract Background Progress towards elimination of trachoma as a public health problem has been substantial, but the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted community-based control efforts. Methods We use a susceptible-infected model to estimate… read more here.
Keywords: public health; trachoma public; covid pandemic; health problem ... See more keywords
Elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Ghana: Providing evidence through a pre-validation survey
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006099
Abstract: Background In order to achieve elimination of trachoma, a country needs to demonstrate that the elimination prevalence thresholds have been achieved and then sustained for at least a two-year period. Ghana achieved the thresholds in… read more here.
Keywords: public health; health; trachoma public; survey ... See more keywords
The elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Mexico: From national health priority to national success story
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010660
Abstract: Introduction Mexico was the first country in the Americas and the third in the world to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem, as validated by the WHO in 2017. Objective To describe the critical… read more here.
Keywords: health; health problem; trachoma public; public health ... See more keywords