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ArticleBMC ophthalmology2018

Trachoma in Yunnan province of southwestern China: findings from trachoma rapid assessment.

Min Wu, Zhu Lin Hu, Dan He, Wen Rong Xu, Yan Li

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  3. Trachoma control: the SAFE strategy.International journal of ophthalmology · 2018
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Min WuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for prevention and treatment of eye diseases, Yunnan Innovation Team for Cataract and Ocular fundus Disease (2017HC010), Yunnan Eye Institute, Yunnan Eye Hospital, The 2nd People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China. ynwumin@126.com.
Zhu Lin HuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for prevention and treatment of eye diseases, Yunnan Innovation Team for Cataract and Ocular fundus Disease (2017HC010), Yunnan Eye Institute, Yunnan Eye Hospital, The 2nd People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China. hzl77@263.net.
Dan HeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for prevention and treatment of eye diseases, Yunnan Innovation Team for Cataract and Ocular fundus Disease (2017HC010), Yunnan Eye Institute, Yunnan Eye Hospital, The 2nd People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China.
Wen Rong XuDepartment of Ophthalmology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for prevention and treatment of eye diseases, Yunnan Innovation Team for Cataract and Ocular fundus Disease (2017HC010), Yunnan Eye Institute, Yunnan Eye Hospital, The 2nd People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China.
Yan LiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Yunnan Key Laboratory for prevention and treatment of eye diseases, Yunnan Innovation Team for Cataract and Ocular fundus Disease (2017HC010), Yunnan Eye Institute, Yunnan Eye Hospital, The 2nd People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China.

Funding

Sight First China Action Project SFCA-26-2013-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo understand the situation of active trachoma among children aged 6 to 8 years old and scarring trachoma among those aged 15 and over in Yunnan Province, South-western China.

methodsA rapid assessment of trachoma was conducted to determine the presence or absence of trachoma in Yunnan. Through risk assessment, 9 sites in 8 suspected trachoma epidemic counties were selected. Trachoma Rapid Assessment was conducted in these areas afterwards. Within each sites, 50 students from grade one in local primary school and adults aged 15 and above with suspected scarring trachoma were examined by survey teams.

resultsA total of 450 children aged 6-8 years and 160 adults aged 15 and above were screened in 9 sites of 8 counties. Only 1 case of active trachoma was found. Detection rate of active trachoma in children was 0.2%(1/450) in all sites and 2% (1/50)in Pingbian County. Out of 150 adults only 1 case of TT and 1 case of CO were found in all the highest at risk communities. People with scarring trachoma were aged over 60 years.

conclusionsThe active trachoma was rarely seen and trachoma is unlikely to be a significant public health problem in Yunnan Province, South-western China.

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AdolescentAdultAgedChildChinaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceTrachomaYoung AdultCorneal opacityRateTrachomaTrachomatous folliculsTrachomatous trichiasis

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