00949nas a2200217 4500000000100000008004100001653003900042653001300081653002700094653001400121653002200135100002000157700001700177700002600194245006700220856006000287300001200347490000700359520035100366022001400717 2019 d10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)10aTrachoma10aAmerindian communities10aVenezuela10aVenezuelan Amazon1 aNoya-Alarcón O1 aBevilacqua M1 aRodríguez-Morales AJ00aTrachoma in 3 Amerindian communities, Venezuelan Amazon, 2018. uhttps://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/1/pdfs/18-1362.pdf a182-1830 v253 a

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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