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Yaws

INTRODUCTION: Yaws, caused by Treponema pallidum ssp. pertenue, is endemic in parts of West Africa, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The WHO has launched a campaign based on mass treatment with azithromycin, to eradicate yaws by 2020. SOURCES OF DATA: We reviewed published data, surveillance data and...

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Main Authors: Marks, Michael, Mitjà, Oriol, Solomon, Anthony W., Asiedu, Kingsley B., Mabey, David C.
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2015
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4350436/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25525120
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bmb/ldu037