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Volume 23, Number 1—January 2017
Research

Mathematical Modeling of Programmatic Requirements for Yaws Eradication

Michael MarksComments to Author , Oriol Mitjà, Christopher Fitzpatrick, Kingsley Asiedu, Anthony W. Solomon, David C.W. Mabey, and Sebastian Funk
Author affiliations: Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, UK (M. Marks, A.W. Solomon, D.C.W. Mabey); London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (M. Marks, A.W. Solomon, D.C.W. Mabey, S. Funk); ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain (O. Mitjà); World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland (C. Fitzpatrick, K. Asiedu, A.W. Solomon)

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Figure 1

Markov model of yaws transmission. Susceptible persons become infected at a rate dependent on the probability of transmission and the number of persons with infectious primary and secondary yaws. Without treatment, illness progresses from primary disease to either latent yaws or secondary yaws. Persons with latent yaws might relapse to generate secondary cases of infectious yaws in others.

Figure 1. Markov model of yaws transmission. Susceptible persons become infected at a rate dependent on the probability of transmission and the number of persons with infectious primary and secondary yaws. Without treatment, illness progresses from primary disease to either latent yaws or secondary yaws. Persons with latent yaws might relapse to generate secondary cases of infectious yaws in others.

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