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Trachoma

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This is one of the commonest causes of blindness worldwide; of one hundred million people affected, at least 2% are blind. The condition is due to chlamydial infection - types A-C - leading to a chronic suppurative eye disease with follicular keratoconjunctivitis, entropion and trichiasis.

Reference

  1. World Health Organization. Report of the 4th global scientific meeting on trachoma, Geneva, 27-29 November 2018. Jun 2019 [Internet publication].

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