Yaws in the Western Pacific Region: A Review of the Literature
Until the middle of the 20th century, yaws was highly endemic and considered a serious public health problem in the Western Pacific Region (WPR), leading to intensive control efforts in the 1950s–1960s. Since then, little attention has been paid to its reemergence. Its current burden is unknown. Thi...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:0345ff6948474071ba4bf020853fa8c9 2023-05-15T15:04:37+02:00 Yaws in the Western Pacific Region: A Review of the Literature Corinne Capuano Masayo Ozaki 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/642832 https://doaj.org/article/0345ff6948474071ba4bf020853fa8c9 EN eng Hindawi Limited http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/642832 https://doaj.org/toc/1687-9686 https://doaj.org/toc/1687-9694 1687-9686 1687-9694 doi:10.1155/2011/642832 https://doaj.org/article/0345ff6948474071ba4bf020853fa8c9 Journal of Tropical Medicine, Vol 2011 (2011) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2011 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/642832 2022-12-31T05:19:17Z Until the middle of the 20th century, yaws was highly endemic and considered a serious public health problem in the Western Pacific Region (WPR), leading to intensive control efforts in the 1950s–1960s. Since then, little attention has been paid to its reemergence. Its current burden is unknown. This paper presents the results of an extensive literature review, focusing on yaws in the South Pacific. Available records suggest that the region remains largely free of yaws except for Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. Many clinical cases reported recently were described as “attenuated”; advanced stages are rare. A single intramuscular injection of benzathine penicillin is still effective in curing yaws. In the Pacific, yaws may be amenable to elimination if adequate resources are provided and political commitment revived. A mapping of yaws prevalence in PNG, Solomon, and Vanuatu is needed before comprehensive country-tailored strategies towards yaws elimination can be developed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 2011 1 15 |
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Until the middle of the 20th century, yaws was highly endemic and considered a serious public health problem in the Western Pacific Region (WPR), leading to intensive control efforts in the 1950s–1960s. Since then, little attention has been paid to its reemergence. Its current burden is unknown. This paper presents the results of an extensive literature review, focusing on yaws in the South Pacific. Available records suggest that the region remains largely free of yaws except for Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. Many clinical cases reported recently were described as “attenuated”; advanced stages are rare. A single intramuscular injection of benzathine penicillin is still effective in curing yaws. In the Pacific, yaws may be amenable to elimination if adequate resources are provided and political commitment revived. A mapping of yaws prevalence in PNG, Solomon, and Vanuatu is needed before comprehensive country-tailored strategies towards yaws elimination can be developed. |
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