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Yaws in the Philippines: A clinico-seroprevalence study of selected communities in Mindanao
BACKGROUND: Yaws is a chronic, highly contagious skin and bone infection affecting children living in impoverished, remote communities. It is caused by Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue. We report the prevalence of active yaws among elementary schoolchildren based on clinical and serological criter...
Autores principales: | Dofitas, Belen Lardizabal, Kalim, Sherjan P., Toledo, Camille B., Richardus, Jan Hendrik |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9159601/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35648735 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010447 |
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