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Guidance for conducting and evaluating serological surveys to assess interruption of yaws transmission in the context of an eradication target

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Guidance for conducting and evaluating serological surveys to assess interruption of yaws transmission in the context of an eradication target. / Mitjà, Oriol; Gass, Katherine; Marks, Michael et al.
In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol. 19, No. 4, e0012899, 23.04.2025.

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Mitjà, O, Gass, K, Marks, M, Cooper, PJ, Diggle, PJ, Waller, L, Agana-Nsiire, P, Dofitas, BL, Dyson, L, Jacobson, J, Kaldor, J, Kim, SH, Vaz Nery, S, Revankar, C, Sopoh, G, Solomon, AW, Dagne, DA, Pathak, P, Yajima, A, Lin, Z, Barogui, MYT, Scholte, RC, Sanikullah, KH, Drakeley, C, Stresman, G, Gyapong, J & Asiedu, KB 2025, 'Guidance for conducting and evaluating serological surveys to assess interruption of yaws transmission in the context of an eradication target', PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, vol. 19, no. 4, e0012899. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012899

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Mitjà, O., Gass, K., Marks, M., Cooper, P. J., Diggle, P. J., Waller, L., Agana-Nsiire, P., Dofitas, B. L., Dyson, L., Jacobson, J., Kaldor, J., Kim, S. H., Vaz Nery, S., Revankar, C., Sopoh, G., Solomon, A. W., Dagne, D. A., Pathak, P., Yajima, A., ... Asiedu, K. B. (2025). Guidance for conducting and evaluating serological surveys to assess interruption of yaws transmission in the context of an eradication target. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 19(4), Article e0012899. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012899

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Mitjà O, Gass K, Marks M, Cooper PJ, Diggle PJ, Waller L et al. Guidance for conducting and evaluating serological surveys to assess interruption of yaws transmission in the context of an eradication target. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2025 Apr 23;19(4):e0012899. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012899

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Mitjà, Oriol ; Gass, Katherine ; Marks, Michael et al. / Guidance for conducting and evaluating serological surveys to assess interruption of yaws transmission in the context of an eradication target. In: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2025 ; Vol. 19, No. 4.

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AU - Sopoh, Ghislain

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AU - Dagne, Daniel Argaw

AU - Pathak, Priya

AU - Yajima, Aya

AU - Lin, Zaw

AU - Barogui, Mahoutondji Yves Thierry

AU - Scholte, Ronaldo Carvalho

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