Advances in the Treatment of Yaws
Yaws is one of the three endemic treponematoses and is recognised by the World Health Organization as a neglected tropical disease. Yaws is currently reported in 15 countries in the Pacific, South-East Asia, West and Central Africa, predominantly affects children, and results in destructive lesions...
Main Author: | Michael Marks |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-08-01
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Series: | Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/3/3/92 |
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