Global epidemiology of yaws: a systematic review

Global epidemiology of yaws: a systematic review

Background: To achieve yaws eradication, the use of the new WHO strategy of initial mass treatment with azithromycin and surveillance twice a year needs to be extended everywhere the disease occurs. However, the geographic scope of the disease is unknown. We aimed to synthesise published and unpubli...

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Main Authors: Dr. Oriol Mitjà, PhD, Michael Marks, MD, Diby J P Konan, MD, Gilbert Ayelo, MD, Camila Gonzalez-Beiras, BSc, Bernard Boua, MPH, Wendy Houinei, HEO, Yiragnima Kobara, MD, Earnest N Tabah, MD, Agana Nsiire, PhD, Damas Obvala, MD, Fasiah Taleo, MD, Rita Djupuri, MD, Zhang Zaixing, MD, Prof. Jürg Utzinger, PhD, Lase S Vestergaard, PhD, Quique Bassat, PhD, Kingsley Asiedu, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-06-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X1500011X

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