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

ABSTRACT

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