against disease transmission. Strategies should be sustained, regional (large as practicable); acknowledging, and guided by, Aboriginal kinship networks; and recommend observed drug treatment (which was negotiated for the final treatment in our study). A non-uniform approach could include more frequent treatment in hyperendemic communities, probably leading to less net use of antibiotic treatment. Reports from the Kimberley Population Health Unit show a very mixed picture, with wide year-to-year fluctuations in prevalence in many communities. While hyperendemic communities remain in a region, the prevalence of trachoma may increase unnoticed in communities no longer screened because their prevalence has dropped below 5%. If not looked for, it is unlikely to be noticed. Further analysis, such as the graph provided by Johnson and Mak, is to be applauded in the context of a thorough analysis. When this happens, it will greatly strengthen the case for active trachoma control in other regions. For trachoma prevention, and for many other reasons, we believe environmental health interventions are critical. These remain difficult to evaluate given the high mobility of people in Aboriginal communities. Reliable, long-term, regional environmental health and mobility data are needed as part of this broad issue. ❏
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