@article{32712, keywords = {Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), Trachoma, Amerindian communities, Venezuela, Venezuelan Amazon}, author = {Noya-Alarcón O and Bevilacqua M and Rodríguez-Morales AJ}, title = {Trachoma in 3 Amerindian communities, Venezuelan Amazon, 2018.}, abstract = {

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.

}, year = {2019}, journal = {Emerging infectious diseases}, volume = {25}, pages = {182-183}, issn = {1080-6059}, url = {https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/1/pdfs/18-1362.pdf}, doi = {10.3201/eid2501.181362}, language = {eng}, }