Half a century ago, a concentrated global effort nearly wiped a disfiguring tropical disease from the face of the earth. Now, says Case Western Reserve's James W. Kazura, MD, it's time to complete the ...

A neglected disease with a nearly forgotten name is making a comeback following a global control programme that almost eradicated it more than 40 years ago. Yaws, a disease which eats away at the skin ...

First evidence of antibiotic resistance in yaws bacteria highlights need for robust vigilance and improved laboratory surveillance. First evidence of antibiotic resistance in yaws bacteria highlights ...

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Yaws—a tropical bacterial disease of the skin, bones and joints—has re-emerged in rural, tropical parts of Africa, Asia, and South America. A study published Online First by The Lancet shows that a ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio As WHO increases efforts to combat the ...

Cyril (not real name), an 11-year-old class six pupil of a basic school in the Bolgatanga East District of the Upper East Region, winces as a community health nurse gently unwraps the bandage around ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A WHO-adopted strategy that aims to eliminate yaws in endemic areas through the mass administration of a single ...

Global health officials are intensifying efforts to eradicate yaws, a disfiguring skin disease that infects more than 64,000 people a year in 14 African and southeast Asian countries. But some critics ...