A systemic non-venereal infection of the tropics caused by TREPONEMA PALLIDUM subspecies pertenue.
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| "Yaws is a chronic, relapsing, non-venereally transmitted disease caused by Treponema pertenue." | ( Fegan, D; Glennon, M; Macbride-Stewart, G; Moore, T, 1990) |
| "Yaws is an infectious, non-venereal disease of the tropical countries, which is caused by Treponema pertenue." | ( Elango, S; Palaniappan, SP, 1989) |
| "Yaws is an infection that mainly affects the poorest populations living in humid tropical areas." | ( , 2012) |
| "Yaws is a non-venereal endemic treponemal infection caused by Treponema pallidum sub-species pertenue, a spirochaete bacterium closely related to Treponema pallidum ssp." | ( Higgins, SP; Lebari, D; Marks, M; Solomon, AW, 2015) |
| "Yaws is endemic in west Africa, southeast Asia, and the Pacific region." | ( Asiedu, KB; Ballard, RC; Bassat, Q; Chen, CY; Emerson, PM; Fegan, D; Knauf, S; Kool, J; Lukehart, S; Mabey, DCW; Marks, M; Martin, DL; Mitjà, O; Pillay, A; Solomon, AW; Taleo, F; Vestergaard, LS; Ye, T, 2015) |
| "Yaws is targeted for eradication by 2020." | ( Asiedu, K; Fitzpatrick, C; Funk, S; Mabey, DC; Marks, M; Mitjà, O; Solomon, AW, 2017) |
| "Yaws is a treponemal infection that was almost eradicated fifty years ago; however, the disease has re-emerged in a number of countries including Ghana." | ( Adu-Sarkodie, Y; Agana, N; Aryee, E; Asiedu, K; Ballard, R; Binka, F; Gyapong, J; Kwakye-Maclean, C; Nortey, P, 2017) |
| "Treatment of latent yaws is a crucial component of the WHO yaws eradication strategy to prevent relapse and the resulting transmission to uninfected children." | ( Abel, H; Asiedu, K; Bassat, Q; Bieb, SV; Godornes, C; González-Beiras, C; Houinei, W; Kapa, A; Kolmau, R; Lukehart, SA; Mitjà, O; Paru, R; Sanz, S; Wangi, J, 2017) |
| "Yaws is a disabling bacterial infection found primarily in warm and humid tropical areas." | ( Bishop, A; Crook, OM; Dyson, L; Hollingsworth, TD; Mabey, DCW; Marks, M; Sokana, O; Solomon, AW, 2018) |
| "Yaws is a substantial cause of chronic disfiguring ulcers in children in at least 14 countries in the tropics." | ( Abel, H; Barry, AE; Bassat, Q; Bieb, SV; Godornes, C; González-Beiras, C; Houinei, W; Kapa, A; Lukehart, SA; Mitjà, O; Paru, R; Sanz, S; Wangi, J, 2018) |
| "Yaws is a neglected tropical disease affecting mainly the skin and skeletal system of children in underprivileged settings." | ( Anselmi, L; Baca, AM; Bernstein, LR; Ciccarese, G; Drago, F; Giacani, L; Godornes, BC; Haynes, AM; Parodi, A; Tomasini, CF; Valdevit, S, 2019) |
| "Yaws is a chronic relapsing disease caused by Treponema pallidum subspecies pertunue, which can result in severe disability and deformities." | ( Adanu, RM; Kwakye-Maclean, C; Okine, RNA; Osei, FA; Sarfo, B, 2020) |
| "Yaws is a chronic infection that affects mainly the skin, bone and cartilage and spreads mostly between children." | ( Kimball, P; Levenson, J; Moore, A; Rychtar, J; Taylor, D, 2022) |
| "Yaws is targeted for eradication by 2030, using a strategy based on mass drug administration (MDA) with azithromycin." | ( Asiedu, K; Beiras, C; Dyson, L; Fongwen, N; Frimpong, M; Handley, BL; Marks, M; Martin, DL; Mitja, O, 2022) |