A global resurgence of yaws in developing countries highlights the need for reliable
diagnostic criteria for this neglected infection. We conducted a clinical and serologic survey …

Background Yaws is a chronic, highly contagious skin and bone infection affecting children
living in impoverished, remote communities and caused by Treponema pallidum subspecies …

We carried out a serological and clinical survey to determine the prevalence and clinical
presentation of yaws on two twin islands in Polynesia: Wallis and Futuna. A total of 264 …

Background Yaws is a chronic, highly contagious skin and bone infection affecting children
living in impoverished, remote communities. It is caused by Treponema pallidum subsp …

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 …

Recent reports from the island of Tanna in Vanuatu suggest that yaws has resurged. We
carried out a serological and clinical survey to determine the prevalence and clinical …

The results of a yaws survey on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia are presented. The
prevalence of yaws in the investigated region was found to be very high, a minimum of 300 …

The endemic treponematosis yaws remains a significant cause of morbidity in many tropical
countries, despite mass treatment campaigns to eradicate it. An outbreak of yaws in Marup …

Yaws is a rare skin disease endemic to tropical countries caused by Treponema pertenue. It
is highly infectious and spreads through physical contact. In Malaysia, it was presumably …

Yaws is a neglected infectious disease that affects mostly children and adolescents living in
poor, rural communities in humid, tropical areas of Africa, southeast Asia, and the Pacific …