Yaws: Re-emergence followed a mass drug administration in Papua New Guinea

Genome sequencing has shed light on the re-emergence of the bacterium that causes yaws, a neglected tropical disease of the skin, bones and joints. The re-emergence followed a mass drug administration (MDA) campaign that aimed to eliminate the disease in Papua New Guinea. Researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the London School of Hygiene & [...]

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