The cost and cost-effectiveness of rapid testing strategies for yaws diagnosis and surveillance

BACKGROUND: Yaws is a non-venereal treponemal infection caused by Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue. The disease is targeted by WHO for eradication by 2020. Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are envisaged for confirmation of clinical cases during treatment campaigns and for certification of the int...

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Main Authors: Fitzpatrick, Christopher, Asiedu, Kingsley, Sands, Anita, Gonzalez Pena, Tita, Marks, Michael, Mitja, Oriol, Meheus, Filip, Van der Stuyft, Patrick
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5658197/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29073145
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005985

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5658197/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29073145
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005985

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