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

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 interruption of...

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Published in:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Main Authors:	Christopher Fitzpatrick, Kingsley Asiedu, Anita Sands, Tita Gonzalez Pena, Michael Marks, Oriol Mitja, Filip Meheus, Patrick Van der Stuyft
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-10-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5658197?pdf=render