Skin disease prevalence study in schoolchildren in rural Côte d'Ivoire: Implications for integration of neglected skin diseases (skin NTDs).

• Main Authors: Rie Roselyne Yotsu (Author), Kouamé Kouadio (Author), Bamba Vagamon (Author), Konan N'guessan (Author), Amari Jules Akpa (Author), Aubin Yao (Author), Julien Aké (Author), Rigobert Abbet Abbet (Author), Barbine Tchamba Agbor Agbor (Author), Roger Bedimo (Author), Norihisa Ishii (Author), L Claire Fuller (Author), Roderick Hay (Author), Oriol Mitjà (Author), Henning Drechsler (Author), Kingsley Asiedu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Early detection of several skin-related neglected tropical diseases (skin NTDs)-including leprosy, Buruli ulcer, yaws, and scabies- may be achieved through school surveys, but such an approach has seldom been tested systematically on a large scale in endemic countries. Additionally, a better underst...