Is there still yaws in Nigeria? Active case search in endemic areas of southern Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Yaws is a disease caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue, which is most commonly seen among children below 15 years. In the twentieth century yaws was endemic in Nigeria but eradication strategies markedly reduced the disease burden. Currently there is minimal data...

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Autores principales: Ekeke, Ngozi, Iyama, Francis S., Chukwu, Joseph N., Asiedu, Kingsley, Marks, Michael, Omotowo, Babatunde, Agwu-Umahi, Olanike, Nvene, Victor O., Paul, Shiloh, Nwafor, Charles C., Meka, Anthony O., Eze, Chinwe C., Ezeakile, Okechukwu E., Njoku, Martin I., Murphy-Okpala, Ngozi N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10695364/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37983269
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011753

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10695364/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37983269
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011753

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