Prevalence study of yaws in the Democratic Republic of Congo using the lot quality assurance sampling method.

Prevalence study of yaws in the Democratic Republic of Congo using the lot quality assurance sampling method.

BACKGROUND:Until the 1970s the prevalence of non-venereal trepanomatosis, including yaws, was greatly reduced after worldwide mass treatment. In 2005, cases were again reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We carried out a survey to estimate the village-level prevalence of yaws in the re...

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Main Authors: Sibylle Gerstl, Gédeon Kiwila, Mehul Dhorda, Sylvaine Lonlas, Mark Myatt, Benoît Kebela Ilunga, Denis Lemasson, Elisabeth Szumilin, Philippe J Guerin, Laurent Ferradini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2710509?pdf=render

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