Trachoma in 3 Amerindian Communities, Venezuelan Amazon, 2018

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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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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