Prevalence of trachoma in indigenous and non-indigenous areas, Northeastern Brazil, 2019-2021

CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of TF and TT in the two evaluation units in the state of Maranhão were within the limits recommended for the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem. However, the prevalence of TF was higher in the indigenous evaluation unit, indicating a greater vulnerability of this population to the disease. The prevalence of TF of below 5.0% implies a reduction in transmission, which may have resulted from improved socioeconomic conditions and/or the implementation of the World Health Organization SAFE strategy.PMID:38464869 | PMC:PMC10924615 | DOI:10.26633/RPSP.2024.19

Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - March 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Daniela Vaz Ferreira Gomez Wanessa da Silva de Almeida Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza Junior Maria de F átima Costa Lopes Expedito Jos é de Albuquerque Luna Ivan Ricardo Zimmermann Noemia Urruth Le ão Tavares Maria Margarita Urdaneta Gutierrez C élia L Source Type: research