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Implications of the COVID-19 pandemic in eliminating trachoma as a public health problem

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Background Progress towards elimination of trachoma as a public health problem has been substantial, but the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted community-based control efforts. Methods We use a susceptible-infected model to estimate the impact of delayed distribution of azithromycin treatment on the prevalence of active trachoma. Results We identify three distinct scenarios for geographic districts depending on whether the basic reproduction number and the treatment-...

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10.1093/trstmh/traa170

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Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Journal website
Volume:
115
Issue:
3
Pages:
222-228
Place of publication:
England
Publication date:
2021-01-15
Acceptance date:
2021-01-09
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1878-3503
ISSN:
0035-9203
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33449114

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