Yaws: A Second (and Maybe Last?) Chance for Eradication
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Yaws: A Second (and Maybe Last?) Chance for Eradication
Some diseases are neglected; others are simply forgotten. Yaws belongs to the second group. One of the first diseases to be targeted for eradication on a global scale, yaws almost disappeared, thanks to a massive treatment program started in the 1950s that eliminated it from many endemic areas. Then something went wrong. The combat line somehow broke down in several points, people focused on ot...
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a Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, 20 avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. b Retired, Lomé, Togo. c Department of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Communicable Diseases, Delhi, India. d Retired, Crozet, France. e Retired, Mangalore, India. f National Institute of Communicable Diseases, Rajahmundry, India. g Epidemiology and Social M...
متن کاملLast chance.
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“It’s just a normal part of a child’s life here in Ghana”, said Akua Mansa, pointing to the ugly boils and fl yinfested ulcers scattered over the body of Yaa, her 9-year-old daughter. “She’s got yaws. But these problems will go away as she gets older.” Meanwhile, Yaa plays alone in the dusty courtyard, shunned by other children. She does not go to school for fear of being mocked by her classmat...
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In 2012 WHO declared a target to eradicate yaws by 2020. The cornerstone of this strategy is community mass treatment with azithromycin. Initial studies suggest this is a very effective tool that may be capable of interrupting transmission. Alongside this there has been progress in the development and validation of diagnostic tests for yaws. Several new challenges have also emerged, in particul...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1935-2735
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000275