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/areaPrevalence of active yaws (infectious yaws) %
Initial survey in the 50sResurvey in the 60s

Cook IslandsNot available0.21 (0.01)
Fiji28.81 (5.86)0.00
Gilbert and Ellice Islands2.21 (0.56)ā€”*
Tonga2.20 (0.03)0.01 (0.01)
Western Samoa11.0 (2.90)0.00 (0.00)

*No survey carried out or considered necessary.