ReviewClinical epidemiology2014
Epidemiology of yaws: an update.
Review in Clinical epidemiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 75 citations in OpenAlex.
- Absence of human yaws and detection of Haemophilus ducreyi in skin ulcers of school children near wildlife protected areas in Tanzania.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
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- Updates on epidemiology and diagnostic tests of syphilis in South Korea.The Korean journal of internal medicine · 2026Review
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- Seroprevalence and geospatial epidemiology of yaws: Evidence from Ghana.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Yaws in Africa: Past, Present and Future.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Infections caused byClinical microbiology reviews · 2024Review
- An integrated active case detection and management of skin NTDs in yaws endemic health districts in Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
- Implementation of an integrated control programme for neglected tropical diseases of the skin in Ghana: The essential role of the laboratory.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2024Article
- Stigma experiences, effects and coping among individuals affected by Buruli ulcer and yaws in Ghana.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Article
- CDC Laboratory Recommendations for Syphilis Testing, United States, 2024.MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports · 2024Article
- Development of an integrated and decentralised skin health strategy to improve experiences of skin neglected tropical diseases and other skin conditions in Atwima Mponua District, Ghana.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Is there still yaws in Nigeria? Active case search in endemic areas of southern Nigeria.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Article
- Treponemal Antibody Seroprevalence Using a Multiplex Bead Assay from Samples Collected during the 2018 Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey: Searching for Yaws in Nigeria.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023Article
- No evidence for yaws infection in a small-scale cross-sectional serosurvey in Ghanaian monkeys.Veterinary medicine and science · 2023Article
- Prevalence of skin Neglected Tropical Diseases and superficial fungal infections in two peri-urban schools and one rural community setting in Togo.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
- Two Streptococcus pyogenes emm types and several anaerobic bacterial species are associated with idiopathic cutaneous ulcers in children after community-based mass treatment with azithromycin.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
- LAMP4yaws:BMJ open · 2022Article
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- Yaws: The forgotten tropical skin disease.Malaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia · 2021Article
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Abstract
Yaws, a neglected tropical disease, is targeted for eradication by 2020 through large-scale mass-treatment programs of endemic communities. A key determinant for the success of the eradication campaign is good understanding of the disease epidemiology. We did a review of historical trends and new information from endemic countries, with the aim of assessing the state of knowledge on yaws disease burden. Transmission of yaws is now present in Africa, Asia, and the South Pacific. At least 12 countries are known to harbor yaws cases and 21 to 42 million people live in endemic areas. Between 2008 and 2012 more than 300,000 new cases were reported to the World Health Organization. Yaws presented high geographical variation within a country or region, high seasonality for incidence of active disease, and evidence that low standards of hygiene predispose to suffering of the disease. Key data issues include low levels of reporting, potential misdiagnosis, and scarce documentation on prevalence of asymptomatic infections. Currently available data most likely underestimates the magnitude of the disease burden. More effort is needed in order to refine accuracy of data currently being reported. A better characterization of the epidemiology of yaws globally is likely to positively impact on planning and implementation of yaws eradication.
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