Baseline trachoma prevalence in Guinea: Results of national trachoma mapping in 31 health districts.

André GéopoguiChristelly Flore BadilaMamadou Siradiou BaldéCece NiebaLamine LamahSteven D ReidMohamed Lamine YattaraJean Jacques TougoueJeremiah NgondiIbrahim Foungotin BambaJoseph J AmonAnthony W SolomonYaobi Zhang

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2018)

Trachoma is a public health problem in Guinea. 18 HDs required intervention with at least one round of mass drug administration and an estimated 32,737 persons required TT surgery in the country. The results provided clear evidence for Guinea to plan for national trachoma elimination.

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