Trachoma and Yaws: Common Ground?

Trachoma is an important cause of blindness. The causative organism is an intracellular bacterium, Chlamydia trachomatis, which is susceptible to single-dose azithromycin. A World Health Organization (WHO)-led program aims to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem globally by 2020. Yaws is a...

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Published in:PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2015-12, Vol.9 (12), p.e0004071-e0004071
Main Authors: Solomon, Anthony W, Marks, Michael, Martin, Diana L, Mikhailov, Alexei, Flueckiger, Rebecca M, Mitjà, Oriol, Asiedu, Kingsley, Jannin, Jean, Engels, Dirk, Mabey, David C W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Antibiotics
Antibiòtics
Azithromycin - therapeutic use
Collaboration
Communicable diseases
Drug dosages
Epidemiologia
Epidemiology
Funding
Global Health
Humans
Infection control
Infections
Malalties infeccioses
Methods
Mortality
Prevention
Public health
Public health administration
Salut pública
Scholarships & fellowships
Symposium
Trachoma
Trachoma - diagnosis
Trachoma - drug therapy
Trachoma - epidemiology
Trachoma - pathology
Tracoma
Yaws
Yaws - diagnosis
Yaws - drug therapy
Yaws - epidemiology
Yaws - pathology
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Summary:Trachoma is an important cause of blindness. The causative organism is an intracellular bacterium, Chlamydia trachomatis, which is susceptible to single-dose azithromycin. A World Health Organization (WHO)-led program aims to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem globally by 2020. Yaws is a cause of skin, bone, and cartilage disease. The causative organism is a spirochaete bacterium, Treponema pallidum ssp. pertenue, which is susceptible to single-dose azithromycin. A WHO-led program aims to eradicate yaws globally by 2020.
ISSN:1935-2735
1935-2727
1935-2735
DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004071