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Global Map Of Trachoma Distribution: Significant Step For Preventing Blindness
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:04:41
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ATLANTA—A new map showing the distribution of the eye infection trachoma promises to help overcome this leading cause of blindness, according to a report at the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia (November 3-7, 2010). Jennifer Smith of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine talks about the map and discusses the practical steps that can be taken to overcome trachoma.