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Trachoma in Viet Nam: results of 11 surveillance surveys conducted with the Global Trachoma Mapping Project

Nguyen Xuan Hiep, Jeremiah Ngondi, Vu Tuan Anh, Tran Minh Dat, Tran Van An, Nguyễn Chí Dũng, Nguyen Duy Thang, Brian Chu, Rebecca Willis, Ana Bakhtiari,

Ophthalmic Epidemiology · 2018 · 16 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

Findings suggest that trachoma is no longer a public health problem in any of the 11 EUs surveyed. However, given the high proportion of children with TF in one cluster in Hà Giang Province, further investigations will be undertaken.

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