A Cross-Sectional Study of ‘Yaws’ in Districts of Ghana Which Have Previously Undertaken Azithromycin Mass Drug Administration for Trachoma Control [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015 Yaws, caused by Treponema pallidum ssp. pertenue, is reportedly endemic in Ghana. Mass distribution of azithromycin is now the cornerstone of the WHO yaws eradication campaign.
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Advances in the Treatment of Yaws [PDF]
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2018 Yaws is one of the three endemic treponematoses and is recognised by the World Health Organization as a neglected tropical disease. Yaws is currently reported in 15 countries in the Pacific, South-East Asia, West and Central Africa, predominantly affects
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards yaws and yaws-like skin disease in Ghana [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 IntroductionYaws is endemic in Ghana. The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a new global eradication campaign based on total community mass treatment with azithromycin.
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Integrated mass drug administration for yaws eradication: evidence from a comparative observational study in Papua New Guinea and a systematic review with network meta-analysis [PDF]
BMJ Global HealthBackground Yaws is a chronic infectious disease that disproportionately affects under-reached communities. In 2023, Papua New Guinea (PNG) reported 100 165 suspected yaws cases, accounting for 45% of cases reported worldwide.
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Mapping the distribution of yaws and Haemophilus ducreyi in the western north region of Ghana [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesBackground Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue and Haemophilus ducreyi cause skin ulcers in impoverished communities. Historical serologic records from Ghana focus on T. pallidum, omitting potential H. ducreyi cases. The objective of this study was to
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 BackgroundYaws is an infectious, debilitating and disfiguring disease of poverty that mainly affects children in rural communities in tropical areas. In Cameroon, mass-treatment campaigns carried out in the 1950s reduced yaws to such low levels that it ...
Paschal Kum Awah, Mark Nichter
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015 BackgroundCommunity mass treatment with 30 mg/kg azithromycin is central to the new WHO strategy for eradicating yaws. Both yaws and trachoma--which is earmarked for elimination by 2020 using a strategy that includes mass treatment with 20 mg/kg ...
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards yaws in endemic areas of Ghana, Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesYaws, caused by Treponema pallidum ssp. pertenue, remains a significant public health concern in tropical regions of West Africa and the South Pacific, primarily affecting children in remote areas with limited access to hygiene and sanitation.
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Prevalence of yaws and syphilis in the Ashanti region of Ghana and occurrence of H. ducreyi, herpes simplex virus 1 and herpes simplex virus 2 in skin lesions associated with treponematoses. [PDF]
PLoS ONEYaws affects children in tropical regions, while syphilis primarily affects sexually active adults worldwide. Despite various campaigns towards the eradication of yaws and elimination of syphilis, these two diseases are still present in Ghana.
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018 IntroductionThe WHO yaws eradication strategy consists of one round of total community treatment (TCT) of single-dose azithromycin with coverage of > 90%.The efficacy of the strategy to reduce the levels on infection has been demonstrated previously in ...
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