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Re-emergence of yaws after single mass azithromycin treatment followed by targeted treatment: a longitudinal study.
Lancet (London, England) - 21 Apr 2018
Mitjà Oriol, Godornes Charmie, Houinei Wendy, Kapa August, Paru Raymond, Abel Haina, González-Beiras Camila, Bieb Sibauk V, Wangi James, Barry Alyssa E, Sanz Sergi, Bassat Quique, Lukehart Sheila A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Yaws is a substantial cause of chronic disfiguring ulcers in children in at least 14 countries in the tropics. WHO's newly adopted strategy for yaws eradication uses a single round of mass azithromycin treatment followed by targeted treatment programmes, and data from pilot studies have shown a short-term significant reduction of yaws. We assessed the long-term efficacy of the WHO strategy for yaws...
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