title: Trachoma prevalence in rural areas of eastern Iran.
abstract: We investigated the prevalence of trachoma in rural areas of eastern Iran. We collected swabs from 150 children in three areas. Results of PCR showed presence of chlamydia in four boys (5.97%) and nine girls (10.84%). We suggest that in assessing the elimination of trachoma, WHO must consider border areas between countries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran; Zabol Medicinal Plants Research Centre, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sharifi-Rad
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Infections Research Centre, Mofid Children Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fallah
keywords: Children; Chlamydia trachomatis; PCR; rural areas; trachoma