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Trachomatous scarring among children in a formerly hyper-endemic district of Tanzania.

Jacob T CoxHarran MkochaBeatriz MunozSheila K West
Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2017)
In this formerly hyper-endemic district of Tanzania, TS was rare in 1-9 year-olds and usually mild when present. Communities with higher rates of follicular trachoma in the past were more likely to have ≥2 cases of scarring, but the association was not statistically significant.
Keyphrases
  • south africa
  • young adults