Prevalence of Active and Latent Yaws in the Solomon Islands 18 Months after Azithromycin Mass Drug Administration for Trachoma.

• Main Authors: Michael Marks (Author), Oliver Sokana (Author), Eli Nachamkin (Author), Elliot Puiahi (Author), Georgina Kilua (Author), Allan Pillay (Author), Christian Bottomley (Author), Anthony W Solomon (Author), David C Mabey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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INTRODUCTION:Both yaws and trachoma are endemic in the Pacific. Mass treatment with azithromycin is the mainstay of the WHO strategy for both the eradication of yaws and the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem, but the dose recommended for trachoma is lower than that for yaws. In coun...