Global Eradication of Yaws: Neglected Disease with Research Priority
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WHO plans new yaws eradication campaign.
“It’s just a normal part of a child’s life here in Ghana”, said Akua Mansa, pointing to the ugly boils and fl yinfested ulcers scattered over the body of Yaa, her 9-year-old daughter. “She’s got yaws. But these problems will go away as she gets older.” Meanwhile, Yaa plays alone in the dusty courtyard, shunned by other children. She does not go to school for fear of being mocked by her classmat...
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a Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, 20 avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. b Retired, Lomé, Togo. c Department of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Communicable Diseases, Delhi, India. d Retired, Crozet, France. e Retired, Mangalore, India. f National Institute of Communicable Diseases, Rajahmundry, India. g Epidemiology and Social M...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medicine
سال: 1970
ISSN: 2075-5384,1997-9797
DOI: 10.3329/jom.v10i2.2825