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Survey, Culture, and Genome Analysis of Ocular Chlamydia trachomatis in Tibetan Boarding Primary Schools in Qinghai Province, China.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2016
Feng Le, Lu Xinxin, Yu Yonghui, Wang Tao, Luo Shengdong, Sun Zhihui, Duan Qing, Wang Ningli, Song Lihua
Abstract excerpt
Trachoma, the leading infectious cause of blindness worldwide, is an ancient human disease. Its existence in China can be traced back to as early as the twenty-seventh century BC. In modern China, the overall prevalence of trachoma has dramatically reduced, but trachoma is still endemic in many areas of the country. Here, we report that 26 (8%) of 322 students from two rural boarding schools of Qinghai province,...
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