Prevalence of Active and Latent Yaws in the Solomon Islands 18 Months after Azithromycin Mass Drug Administration for Trachoma

INTRODUCTION: Both yaws and trachoma are endemic in the Pacific. Mass treatment with azithromycin is the mainstay of the WHO strategy for both the eradication of yaws and the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem, but the dose recommended for trachoma is lower than that for yaws. In cou...

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Autores principales: Marks, Michael, Sokana, Oliver, Nachamkin, Eli, Puiahi, Elliot, Kilua, Georgina, Pillay, Allan, Bottomley, Christian, Solomon, Anthony W., Mabey, David C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4994934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27551787
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004927

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4994934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27551787
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004927

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