A cross-sectional study of 'yaws' in districts of Ghana which have previously undertaken azithromycin mass drug administration for trachoma control.

• Main Authors: Rosanna Ghinai (Author), Philip El-Duah (Author), Kai-Hua Chi (Author), Allan Pillay (Author), Anthony W Solomon (Author), Robin L Bailey (Author), Nsiire Agana (Author), David C W Mabey (Author), Cheng-Yen Chen (Author), Yaw Adu-Sarkodie (Author), Michael Marks (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Yaws, caused by Treponema pallidum ssp. pertenue, is reportedly endemic in Ghana. Mass distribution of azithromycin is now the cornerstone of the WHO yaws eradication campaign. Mass distribution of azithromycin at a lower target dose was previously undertaken in two regions of Ghana for the control...