01122nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001653000900042653000800051653002300059653001700082653002600099100001300125245005200138856005500190300001800245490000800263520064300271022001400914       2015                            d10aYaws10aWHO10aTreponema pallidum10aAzithromycin10aAnti-Bacterial Agents1 aKazura J00aYaws eradication - a goal finally within reach.  uhttp://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1415346   ap . 693 - 6950 v3723 a<p>Yaws is a chronic infectious disease caused by <em>Treponema pallidum</em> subspecies <em>pertenue,</em> a gram-negative bacterium that is genetically closely related to the less common nonvenereal endemic treponematoses, bejel and pinta, and <em>T. pallidum</em> subspecies <em>pallidum,</em> the causative agent of syphilis. As one of the 17 neglected tropical diseases that the World Health Organization (WHO) has classified as disproportionately affecting economically disadvantaged populations, yaws was added to the list of those endorsed for global eradication by a 2013 resolution of the World Health Assembly (WHA66.12).</p>
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