01089nas a2200145   4500000000100000008004100001653000900042653003900051653001600090100001200106245004600118856009000164520067500254022001400929       2016                            d10aYaws10aNeglected tropical diseases (NTDs)10aEradication1 aMarks M00aYaws: towards the WHO eradication target.  uhttp://trstmh.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2016/05/20/trstmh.trw032.full.pdf+html3 a<p>In 2012 WHO declared a target to eradicate yaws by 2020. The cornerstone of this strategy is community mass treatment with azithromycin. Initial studies suggest this is a very effective tool that may be capable of interrupting transmission. Alongside this there has been progress in the development and validation of diagnostic tests for yaws. Several new challenges have also emerged, in particular, evidence that Haemophilus ducreyi can cause phenotypically similar ulcers in yaws endemic communities, and evidence for a possible non-human primate reservoir. The 2020 eradication target remains ambitious and more challenges should be expected on the journey.</p>
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