01394nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001653001000042653001100052653001100063653000900074653001600083653001200099653001300111653000900124100001500133245005400148300001000202490000800212520094200220022001401162       1999                            d10aAdult10aFemale10aHumans10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aNigeria10aSyphilis10aYaws1 aAkogun O B00aYaws and syphilis in the Garkida area of Nigeria.  a101-70 v2893 a<p>Sixty-four (4.2%) cases of yaws and forty-one (2.7%) cases of syphilis were encountered during an epidemiological survey for filariasis in the mid-Hawal river valley. This finding is despite the official position that yaws has been eradicated in Nigeria. The focus of the disease was localised in four of the six villages that were surveyed in the Garkida area of the valley. The disease was more common among farmers than among occupational groups. Aspart from yaws, syphilis (2.7%) which is another treponematoid infection was also encountered during the filariasis survey. The present findings imply that there still exists a benign transmission of the disease in the area and unless an immediate and effective control programme is initiated, yaws may still become a very important disease in Nigeria. The epidemiological aspects and public health implication of treponematosis especially of yaws, in this area are discussed.</p>
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