Yaws in the Western Pacific Region: A Review of the Literature

Table 1

WHO recommended treatment strategy by disease prevalence [2].

Approximate prevalence of clinically active yaws in the community	Endemicity classification	Recommended treatment
High (>10%)	Hyperendemic	Entire population of the community (total mass treatment)
Medium (5–10%)	Mesoendemic	All active cases, all children under 15, and obvious contacts (juvenile mass treatment)
Low (<5%)	Hypoendemic	All active cases and all household and other obvious contacts (selective mass treatment)