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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Published in:Lancet Glob Health
Main Authors: Mitjà, Oriol, Marks, Michael, Konan, Diby J P, Ayelo, Gilbert, Gonzalez-Beiras, Camila, Boua, Bernard, Houinei, Wendy, Kobara, Yiragnima, Tabah, Earnest N, Nsiire, Agana, Obvala, Damas, Taleo, Fasiah, Djupuri, Rita, Zaixing, Zhang, Utzinger, Jürg, Vestergaard, Lasse S, Bassat, Quique, Asiedu, Kingsley
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4696519/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26001576
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00011-X
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