Yaws (Endemic treponematoses) - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年3月31日 · Yaws is a chronic skin infection characterized by papillomas (noncancerous lumps) and ulcers. It is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue, which belongs to the same group of bacteria that causes venereal syphilis.
Yaws (Endemic treponematoses) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Yaws (also known as framboesia or pian) is a chronic disease of childhood caused by spiral bacteria Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue and part of the larger group of endemic treponematoses.
Yaws - World Health Organization (WHO)
2023年1月12日 · WHO fact sheet on yaws, a neglected tropical disease that affects the skin, bone and cartilage. Includes key facts, definition, scope of the problem, signs and symptoms, treatment, prevention and WHO response.
Treponematosis in the Eastern Highlands of New Guinea
Overview Serological tests for treponemal disease were undertaken among the inhabitants of 10 census units in the Eastern Highlands of New Guinea.
The present situation of endemic treponematoses (yaws and pinta) …
The main objective of these exploratory visits was to assess the situation of the endemic treponematosis through epidemiological analysis (number of patients according to sex, age, geographical origin, estimates of seroprevalence and trends) and …
Treponematosis eradication, with special reference to yaws …
Overview . This paper outlines the general administrative and therapeutic principles governing yaws eradication campaigns, with particular reference to the operational problems encountered in Haiti.
Pian - World Health Organization (WHO)
El pian es una treponematosis endémica, un grupo de infecciones bacterianas crónicas causadas por espiroquetas del género Treponema, entre las que se encuentran también la sífilis endémica (bejel) y el mal de pinto. El pian es la más frecuente de las tres.
Haiti - World Health Organization (WHO)
2021年8月14日 · Treponematosis eradication, with special reference to yaws eradication in Haiti This paper outlines the general administrative and therapeutic principles governing yaws eradication campaigns, with particular reference to the operational...
Our work in Papua New Guinea - World Health Organization (WHO)
2018年10月8日 · The Papua New Guinea–WHO Country Cooperation Strategy 2024–2028 describes how the World Health Organization (WHO) country office will support the implementation of the Papua New Guinea Vision 2050 and the National Health Plan 2021–2030 over the next five years.
Handbook of endemic treponematodes: yaws, endemic syphilis, …
Overview . In spite of a considerable decrease in the prevalence of yaws, endemic syphilis, and pita as a result of WHO/UNICEF-sponsored national control campaigns during the 1950s and 1960s, these diseases are still endemic in many parts of the world.