Prevalence of trachoma in rural school children in Halaba, Egypt [pilot study]

This paper illusterates the prevalence of the clinical and laboratory aspects of trachoma in rural school children in Halaba village In El Qalyubia Governorate. Intectuous trachoma was found in 35.5% in six year olds, in [9-16%] in seven to nine year olds, and in [4.6%] in eleven year olds. FA staining technique was found to be more sensitive than the Giemsa staining, [30%] were positive by FA while [5%] were positive by the Giemsa. There were [5%] positive isolates