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Evaluation of a rapid diagnostic test for yaws infection in a community surveillance setting.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014 Yaws is a non-venereal treponemal infection caused by Treponema pallidum ssp. pertenue. The WHO has launched a worldwide control programme, which aims to eradicate yaws by 2020.
Michael Marks +9 more
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Serologic observation and risk fact of yaws in Hamadi Public Health Center, Jayapura
Health Science Journal of Indonesia, 2017 Latar belakang: Penyakit frambusia masih menjadi masalah yang belum terselesaikan di Kota Jayapura, masih terdapat daerah kantong frambusia di Kota Jayapura.
Yuli Arisanti Sitanggang
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Basking sharks, Cetorhinus maximus (Gunnerus, Brugden [Squalus maximus], Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter, 1765, vol. 3, pp. 33–49), feed by gaping their mouths and gill slits, greatly reorienting their cranial skeletons to filter food from water.
Tairan Li +12 more
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Where the road ends, yaws begins? The cost-effectiveness of eradication versus more roads.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014 IntroductionA disabling and disfiguring disease that "begins where the road ends", yaws is targeted by WHO for eradication by the year 2020. The global campaign is not yet financed.
Christopher Fitzpatrick +2 more
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Mathematical Modeling of Programmatic Requirements for Yaws Eradication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017 Yaws is targeted for eradication by 2020. The mainstay of the eradication strategy is mass treatment followed by case finding. Modeling has been used to inform programmatic requirements for other neglected tropical diseases and could provide insights ...
Michael Marks +6 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract To solidify their power over society, totalitarian regimes will usually eliminate any dissent, any perceived threats early on. These threats include not only political enemies but also educated and independent segments of society, such as professional associations.
Michael Hortsch
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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 ...
Abdul Aziz Abdulai +20 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract The anatomical description of the hourglass dolphin (Cephalorhynchus cruciger) and the spectacled porpoise (Phocoena dioptrica) remains largely unexplored, due to limited specimen availability and preservation challenges. This study employed digital imaging techniques, conventional histology, and computed tomography to provide visualization of
Jean‐Marie Graïc +26 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 BackgroundYaws is a treponemal infection that was almost eradicated fifty years ago; however, the disease has re-emerged in a number of countries including Ghana. A single-dose of intramuscular benzathine penicillin has been the mainstay of treatment for
Cynthia Kwakye-Maclean +8 more
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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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