Review Article
Yaws in the Western Pacific Region: A Review of the Literature
Table 6
Prevalence of yaws pre- and postmass treatment in the 1950s and 1960s in Pacific countries [
26].
| Country/area | Prevalence of active yaws (infectious yaws) % | Initial survey in the 50s | Resurvey in the 60s |
| Cook Islands | Not available | 0.21 (0.01) | Fiji | 28.81 (5.86) | 0.00 | Gilbert and Ellice Islands | 2.21 (0.56) | ā* | Tonga | 2.20 (0.03) | 0.01 (0.01) | Western Samoa | 11.0 (2.90) | 0.00 (0.00) |
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*No survey carried out or considered necessary.
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