Podoconiosis, trachomatous trichiasis and cataract in northern Ethiopia: A comparative cross sectional study.
Helen BurnSintayehu AwekeTariku WondieEsmael HabtamuKebede DeribeSaul RajakStephen BremnerGail DaveyPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2017)
Individuals with podoconiosis have a higher burden of TT and worse visual acuity than their matched healthy neighbourhood controls. Further research into the environmental and biological reasons for this co-morbidity is required. A shared approach to managing these two NTDs within the same population could be beneficial.
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