Trachoma and Yaws: Common Ground?

Anthony W. Solomon; Michael Marks; Diana L. Martin; Alexei Mikhailov; Rebecca M. Flueckiger; Oriol Mitjà; Kingsley Asiedu; Jean Jannin; Dirk Engels; David C. W. Mabey

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004071

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Trachoma and Yaws: Common Ground?

Anthony W. Solomon ,

* E-mail: solomona@who.int

Affiliation World Health Organization, Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, Geneva, Switzerland
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Michael Marks,

Affiliations Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, The Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, United Kingdom
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Diana L. Martin,

Affiliation Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Alexei Mikhailov,

Affiliation World Health Organization, Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, Geneva, Switzerland
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Rebecca M. Flueckiger,

Affiliation International Trachoma Initiative, Task Force for Global Health, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Oriol Mitjà,

Affiliations Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Barcelona Centre for International Health Research, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Lihir Medical Centre—International SOS, Newcrest Mining, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea
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Kingsley Asiedu,

Affiliation World Health Organization, Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, Geneva, Switzerland
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Jean Jannin,

Affiliation World Health Organization, Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, Geneva, Switzerland
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Dirk Engels,

Affiliation World Health Organization, Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, Geneva, Switzerland
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David C. W. Mabey

Affiliations Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom, The Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, United Kingdom
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Trachoma and Yaws: Common Ground?

Anthony W. Solomon,
Michael Marks,
Diana L. Martin,
Alexei Mikhailov,
Rebecca M. Flueckiger,
Oriol Mitjà,
Kingsley Asiedu,
Jean Jannin,
Dirk Engels,
David C. W. Mabey

Published: December 3, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004071

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