Yaws in the Philippines: first reported cases since the 1970s
Abstract Background Yaws is a chronic, highly contagious skin and bone infection affecting children living in impoverished, remote communities and caused by Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue. The Philippines was thought to be free of yaws following the 1950s eradication campaign but it has been...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Infectious Diseases of Poverty |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-019-0617-6 |