aProportion of unsurveyed districts that are suspected endemic. bProportion of known endemic districts falling into each category of endemicity. cUnit of implementation (health district) is defined as
*P-value from Chi-Square test. †Fly-eye is defined as contact with the eyelid margin or tissue internal to the lid margin during the time taken to prepare for examination and examine the child. **A ch
Background Trachoma is a chronic conjunctivitis caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. Repeated infections lead to trachomatous conjunctival scarring which can progress to potentially blinding
