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- Published on: 22 March 2016
- Published on: 22 March 2016Estimation for trachoma prevalence in EgyptShow More
We read with great interest the article by Mariotti et al. estimating the global prevalence of trachoma. For the country of Egypt, the article refers only to the published survey in Menofiya Governorate in the Nile Delta, suggesting that only this single governorate is endemic for trachoma. This is far from the case, however, as two other studies shed light on trachoma in other areas of Egypt. Both studies were presen...
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