Trachoma in 3 Amerindian Communities, Venezuelan Amazon, 2018

Trachoma is among the most common infectious causes of blindness. During January-May 2018, a total of 4 trachoma cases were diagnosed among Amerindians of the Yanomami ethnic group in 3 communities of southern Venezuela. This country has social and environmental conditions conducive to the endemicit...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 182 - 183
Main Authors Noya-Alarcón, Oscar, Bevilacqua, Maríapía, Rodríguez-Morales, Alfonso J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.01.2019
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
Adult
Blindness
Blindness - diagnosis
Blindness - microbiology
Care and treatment
Case studies
Chlamydia
Chlamydia trachomatis
Chlamydia trachomatis - isolation & purification
Diagnosis
Environmental quality
Female
Humans
Indians, South American
indigenous population
Male
Medical schools
Middle Aged
Multiculturalism
Neglected Diseases
neglected tropical diseases
Research Letter
Trachoma
Trachoma - diagnosis
Trachoma - microbiology
Trachoma in 3 Amerindian Communities, Venezuelan Amazon, 2018
Tropical Medicine
Venezuela
Young Adult
Venezuela
Amerindians
Venezuela
neglected tropical diseases
bacteria
blindness
Trachoma
Chlamydia trachomatis
indigenous population
ocular infection
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Summary:Trachoma is among the most common infectious causes of blindness. During January-May 2018, a total of 4 trachoma cases were diagnosed among Amerindians of the Yanomami ethnic group in 3 communities of southern Venezuela. This country has social and environmental conditions conducive to the endemicity of this neglected tropical disease.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2501.181362