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Rare Disease

yaws

MONDO:0006019

Also known as:BoubaTreponema pallidum subsp. pertenue caused disease or disorderTreponema pallidum subsp. pertenue disease or disorder

Overview

An endemic, infectious, nonvenereal disease in humans that presents mainly in children younger than 15 years. The disease occurs primarily in warm, humid, tropical areas of Africa, Asia, South America, and Oceania, among poor rural populations where conditions of overcrowding and poor sanitation prevail. Infection with Treponema pertenue, a subspecies of Treponema pallidum, causes the disease.

Diagnosis

Biomarker and diagnostic research for yaws has been reported in the published literature.

Research Landscape

Sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and PubMed. Publication types are classified using NLM-curated article metadata; research type breakdowns reflect the nature of published work for this disease.

No clinical trials have been registered for yaws.

198 publications have been identified in PubMed for yaws. Kisho has analyzed 90 by research type. Research spans Epidemiology / Natural History (28%), Review / Meta-Analysis (27%), and Basic Science / Preclinical (17%).

Research Type	Count	% of Total
Disease patterns and progression	25	28%

Data assembled from 2 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 19, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC

MONDOHPOClinicalTrials.govFDAPubMedHGNCClinVarClinGenGeneReviewsOrphanetOMIMRUSP

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External Resources

GARD

Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center

GARD:7913

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