"Yaws" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A systemic non-venereal infection of the tropics caused by TREPONEMA PALLIDUM subspecies pertenue.
| Descriptor ID |
D015001
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.400.840.892 C01.252.825.910 C01.252.847.840.892 C01.539.800.720.910 C17.800.838.765.910
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| Concept/Terms |
Yaws- Yaws
- Frambesia
- Frambesias
- Frambesia Tropica
- Frambesia Tropicas
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Yaws" by people in Profiles.
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Nonhuman primates across sub-Saharan Africa are infected with the yaws bacterium Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2018 09 19; 7(1):157.
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Targeted Treatment of Yaws With Household Contact Tracing: How Much Do We Miss? Am J Epidemiol. 2018 04 01; 187(4):837-844.
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Re-emergence of yaws after single mass azithromycin treatment followed by targeted treatment: a longitudinal study. Lancet. 2018 04 21; 391(10130):1599-1607.
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Effectiveness of single-dose azithromycin to treat latent yaws: a longitudinal comparative cohort study. Lancet Glob Health. 2017 12; 5(12):e1268-e1274.
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Haemophilus ducreyi DNA is detectable on the skin of asymptomatic children, flies and fomites in villages of Papua New Guinea. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2017 May; 11(5):e0004958.