ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2015
Mapping the epidemiology of yaws in the Solomon Islands: a cluster randomized survey.
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- Metaanalysis of the Performance of a Combined Treponemal and Nontreponemal Rapid Diagnostic Test for Syphilis and Yaws.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2016Pooled it
- Antibody Responses to Two Recombinant Treponemal Antigens (rp17 and TmpA) before and after Azithromycin Treatment for Yaws in Ghana and Papua New Guinea.Journal of clinical microbiology · 2021Trial
- Randomized Trial of Community Treatment With Azithromycin and Ivermectin Mass Drug Administration for Control of Scabies and Impetigo.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2019Trial
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- Mapping the distribution of yaws and Haemophilus ducreyi in the western north region of Ghana.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Observational
- Seroprevalence and geospatial epidemiology of yaws: Evidence from Ghana.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Using 16s rRNA sequencing to characterize the microbiome of tropical cutaneous ulcer disease: insights into the microbial landscape and implications for diagnosis and treatment.Microbial genomics · 2024Article
- Prospecting for yaws in the Mbaïki Health District in the Central African Republic.The Pan African medical journal · 2023Article
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- Epidemiologic and Genomic Reidentification of Yaws, Liberia.Emerging infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Modeling Treatment Strategies to Inform Yaws Eradication.Emerging infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Factors associated with cutaneous ulcers among children in two yaws-endemic districts in Ghana.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2020Article
- Absence of Serological Evidence of Exposure toThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2019Article
- Prioritizing surveillance activities for certification of yaws eradication based on a review and model of historical case reporting.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2018Review
- Quality Assurance and Quality Control in the Global Trachoma Mapping Project.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2018Article
- Spatial-temporal clustering analysis of yaws on Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea to enhance planning and implementation of eradication programs.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2018Article
- Advances in the Treatment of Yaws.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2018Review
- Targeted Treatment of Yaws With Household Contact Tracing: How Much Do We Miss?American journal of epidemiology · 2018Article
- Point-of-care tests for syphilis and yaws in a low-income setting - A qualitative study of healthcare worker and patient experiences.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2018Article
- Direct Whole-Genome Sequencing of Cutaneous Strains of Haemophilus ducreyi.Emerging infectious diseases · 2018Article
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Abstract
Yaws, a non-venereal treponemal disease, is targeted for eradication by 2020 but accurate epidemiological data to guide control programs remain sparse. The Solomon Islands reports the second highest number of cases of yaws worldwide. We conducted a cluster randomized survey of yaws in two provinces of the Solomon Islands. One thousand four hundred and ninety-seven (1,497) children 5-14 years of age were examined. Clinical signs of active yaws were found in 79 children (5.5%), whereas 140 children (9.4%) had evidence of healed yaws lesions. Four hundred and seventy (470) (31.4%) children had a positive Treponema pallidum particle agglutination assay (TPPA). Two hundred and eighty-five (285) children (19%) had a positive TPPA and rapid plasma regain assay. Risk of yaws increased with age and was more common in males. The prevalence of yaws at village level was the major risk factor for infection. Our findings suggest the village, not the household, should be the unit of treatment in the World Health Organization (WHO) yaws eradication strategy.
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