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Trachoma and Yaws: Common Ground?

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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.

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Tracoma, Malalties infeccioses, Antibiòtics, Epidemiologia, Salut pública

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Trachoma, Communicable diseases, Antibiotics, Epidemiology, Public health

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SOLOMON, Anthony W., et al. Trachoma and Yaws: Common Ground?. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2015. Vol. 9, num. 12, pags. e0004071. ISSN 1935-2727. [consulted: 10 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/69168

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