@article{102162,
  author = {Mitjà O and Gass K and Marks M and Cooper PJ and Diggle PJ and Waller L and Agana-Nsiire P and Dofitas BL and Dyson L and Jacobson J and Kaldor J and Kim SH and Vaz Nery S and Revankar C and Sopoh G and Solomon AW and Dagne DA and Pathak P and Yajima A and Lin Z and Barogui MYT and Scholte RC and Sanikullah KH and Drakeley C and Stresman G and Gyapong J and Asiedu KB},
  editor = {Pappas G},
  title = {Guidance for conducting and evaluating serological surveys to assess interruption of yaws transmission in the context of an eradication target},
  abstract = {<p>This document provides a summary of guidance developed for national programmes on conducting serosurveys to assess yaws transmission status, with the objective of confirming yaws seroprevalence below 1% at each of three serosurveys over a period of 3–10 years after reporting the last case of active yaws in a region. It proposes active testing of children aged 1–5 years through population-based surveys and includes recommendations on survey design, sample size determination, sampling&nbsp;of primary sampling units (PSUs) within an evaluation unit, sampling of households within PSUs, integration with existing public health surveys, and follow-up protocols for positive results. Geospatial analysis and sustained surveillance are recommended for accurate assessment of whether transmission interruption has been achieved.</p>
},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases},
  volume = {19},
  pages = {e0012899},
  publisher = {Public Library of Science (PLoS)},
  issn = {1935-2735},
  url = {https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0012899&type=printable},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pntd.0012899},
  language = {eng},
}