Prevalence of signs of trachoma, ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection and antibodies to Pgp3 in residents of Kiritimati Island, Kiribati.

Anaseini CamaAndreas MüllerRaebwebwe TaoabaRobert M R ButcherIakoba ItibitaStephanie J MigchelsenTokoriri KiaueaHarry PickeringRebecca WillisChrissy H RobertsAna BakhtiariRichard T Le MesurierNeal D E AlexanderDiana L MartinRabebe TekeraoiAnthony W Solomonnull null

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2017)

Trachoma presents a public health problem on Kiritimati, where the high prevalence of ocular Ct infection and rapid increase in seropositivity with age suggest intense Ct transmission amongst young children. Interventions are required here to prevent future blindness.

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public health
image quality
computed tomography
dual energy
contrast enhanced
positron emission tomography
physical activity
risk factors
optic nerve
current status