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WhatsApp platforms in tropical public health resource‐poor settings by Hogan, Sarah C., Hees, Colette, Asiedu, Kingsley B., Fuller, L. Claire

“…In order to deliver equal healthcare access to resource‐poor settings, sustainable, cost‐effective systems of communication should be used. As mobile phone use…”
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Challenges and key research questions for yaws eradication by Marks, Michael, Dr, Mitjà, Oriol, PhD, Vestergaard, Lasse S, PhD, Pillay, Allan, PhD, Knauf, Sascha, PhD, Chen, Cheng-Yen, PhD, Bassat, Quique, PhD, Martin, Diana L, PhD, Fegan, David, FRCP, Taleo, Fasihah, BSc, Kool, Jacob, MD, Lukehart, Sheila, Prof, Emerson, Paul M, PhD, Solomon, Anthony W, PhD, Ye, Tun, PhD, Ballard, Ronald C, PhD, Mabey, David C W, Prof, Asiedu, Kingsley B, MPH

“…Summary Yaws is endemic in west Africa, southeast Asia, and the Pacific region. To eradicate yaws by 2020, WHO has launched a campaign of mass treatment with…”
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Molecular strain typing of the yaws pathogen, Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue by Katz, Samantha S, Chi, Kai-Hua, Nachamkin, Eli, Danavall, Damien, Taleo, Fasihah, Kool, Jacob L, Addo, Kennedy Kwasi, Ampofo, William, Simpson, Shirley V, Ye, Tun, Asiedu, Kingsley B, Ballard, Ronald C, Chen, Cheng Y, Pillay, Allan

“…Yaws is a neglected tropical disease caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue. The disease primarily affects children under 15 years of…”
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Buruli ulcer disease in Republic of the Congo by Marion, Estelle, Obvala, Damas, Babonneau, Jeremie, Kempf, Marie, Asiedu, Kingsley B, Marsollier, Laurent

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Detection of Mycolactone A/B in Mycobacterium ulcerans-Infected Human Tissue by Sarfo, Fred Stephen, Phillips, Richard O, Rangers, Brian, Mahrous, Engy A, Lee, Richard E, Tarelli, Edward, Asiedu, Kingsley B, Small, Pamela L, Wansbrough-Jones, Mark H

“…Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer) is a neglected tropical disease common amongst children in rural West Africa. Animal experiments have shown that…”
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Rifampicin and clarithromycin (extended release) versus rifampicin and streptomycin for limited Buruli ulcer lesions: a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority phase 3 trial by Phillips, Richard O, Robert, Jérôme, Abass, Kabiru Mohamed, Thompson, William, Sarfo, Fred Stephen, Wilson, Tuah, Sarpong, Godfred, Gateau, Thierry, Chauty, Annick, Omollo, Raymond, Ochieng Otieno, Michael, Egondi, Thaddaeus W, Ampadu, Edwin O, Agossadou, Didier, Marion, Estelle, Ganlonon, Line, Wansbrough-Jones, Mark, Grosset, Jacques, Macdonald, John M, Treadwell, Terry, Saunderson, Paul, Paintsil, Albert, Lehman, Linda, Frimpong, Michael, Sarpong, Nanaa Francisca, Saizonou, Raoul, Tiendrebeogo, Alexandre, Ohene, Sally-Ann, Stienstra, Ymkje, Asiedu, Kingsley B, van der Werf, Tjip S, Osei Mireku, Samuel, Abotsi, Justice, Adu Poku, Joseph Ken, Asamoah-Frimpong, Richard, Osei-Wusu, Bright, Sarpong, Edward, Konadu, Beatrice, Opoku, Ernest, Forson, Mark, Ndogyele, Mathias, Ofori, Elizabeth, Aboagye, Felicity, Berko, Thomas, Amofa, George, Nsiah, Anastasia, Mensah-Bonsu, Joyce, Ofori Nyarko, Joseph, Amoako, Yaw Ampem, Koranteng Tannor, Elliot, Boakye-Appiah, Justice, Dzibordzi Loglo, Aloysius, Sarpong-Duah, Mabel, Agbavor, Bernadette, Ardent, Marie Françoise, Yamadjako, Arnaud, Adanmado Gersande, Naomi, Adeye, Ambroise, Kindjinou, Martial, Akpolan, Kiki, Maxime, Sodjinou, Espoir, Guegnard, Clémence, Klis, Sandor-Adrian, Velding, Kristien, Omansen, Till, Ofori-Adjei, David, Eyangoh, Sarah, Knell, Alan, Faber, William

“…Buruli ulcer is a neglected tropical disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans infection that damages the skin and subcutis. It is most prevalent in western and…”
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Integration of Management Strategies for Skin-Related Neglected Tropical Diseases by Fuller, Lucinda Claire, Asiedu, Kingsley B., Hay, Roderick J.

“…The concept of skin neglected tropical diseases has been widely adopted into the policy and strategy of various organizations, governments, nongovernmental…”
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Improved rapid diagnostic tests to detect syphilis and yaws: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zhang, Ying, Goh, Su Mei, Mello, Maeve B, Baggaley, Rachel C, Wi, Teodora, Johnson, Cheryl C, Asiedu, Kingsley B, Marks, Michael, Pham, Minh D, Fairley, Christopher K, Chow, Eric P F, Mitjà, Oriol, Toskin, Igor, Ballard, Ronald C, Ong, Jason J

“…Current rapid tests for syphilis and yaws can detect treponemal and non-treponemal antibodies. We aimed to critically appraise the literature for rapid…”
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Diagnostics to support mycetoma management—Development of two target product profiles by Fongwen, Noah, Asiedu, Kingsley B., Bakhiet, Sahar, Bonifaz, Alexandro, Cruz, Israel, Argaw, Daniel, Estrada‐Chavez, Guadalupe, Fahal, Ahmed H., Litvintseva, Ana, Marks, Michael, Salinas‐Carmona, Mario C., Sow, Doudou, Sande, Wendy W. J.

“…Objective Mycetoma is a neglected tropical disease caused by more than 70 different microorganisms and identified by the WHO as one of the high‐priority…”
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Development of the Global Mycetoma Working Group by Traxler, Rita M, Beer, Karlyn D, Blaney, David D, van de Sande, Wendy W J, Fahal, Ahmed H, Asiedu, Kingsley B, Bower, William A, Chiller, Tom

“…The Global Mycetoma Working Group (GMWG) was formed in January 2018 in response to the declaration of mycetoma as a neglected tropical disease (NTD) by the…”
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Yaws by Marks, Michael, Mitjà, Oriol, Solomon, Anthony W, Asiedu, Kingsley B, Mabey, David C

“…Yaws, caused by Treponema pallidum ssp. pertenue, is endemic in parts of West Africa, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The WHO has launched a campaign based on…”
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Epidemiology of yaws: an update by Kazadi, Walter M, Asiedu, Kingsley B, Agana, Nsiire, Mitjà, Oriol

“…Yaws, a neglected tropical disease, is targeted for eradication by 2020 through large-scale mass-treatment programs of endemic communities. A key determinant…”
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A Call to Action for Mycetoma by Beer, Karlyn D., Blaney, David D., Kadzik, Melissa, Asiedu, Kingsley B., Shieh, Wun-Ju, Bower, William, Jackson, Brendan R., Walke, Henry, Chiller, Tom

“…Purpose of Review Here, we discuss the current needs and priorities for mycetoma control and prevention, highlight lessons learned from leprosy and…”
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Buruli ulcer in Nigeria: results of a pilot case study in three rural districts by Ukwaja, Kingsley N, Meka, Anthony O, Chukwuka, Alphonsus, Asiedu, Kingsley B, Huber, Kristina L, Eddyani, Miriam, Chukwu, Joseph N, Anyim, Moses C, Nwafor, Charles C, Oshi, Daniel C, Madichie, Nelson O, Ekeke, Ngozi, Njoku, Martin, Ntana, Kentigern

“…Buruli ulcer (BU), also known as Mycobacterium ulcerans disease, is the third most common mycobacterial disease worldwide. Although BU disease has been…”
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Correction to: Pressing Priorities for Mycetoma Control and Prevention by Beer, Karlyn D., Blaney, David D., Kadzik, Melissa, Asiedu, Kingsley B., Shieh, Wun-Ju, Bower, William, Jackson, Brendan R., Walke, Henry, Chiller, Tom

“…In the previously published “A Call to Action for Mycetoma,” the title did not accurately reflect the content scope. Therefore, the title should read as…”
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