Yaws

MONDO:0006019

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.

Also known as: Bouba, Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue caused disease or disorder, Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue disease or disorder, Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue infectious disease, frambesia, frambesia tropica, Treponema pertenue infection, endemic treponematoses

13 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 3 tagged with Yaws itself.

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Sub-types of Yaws

Early yaws 1 trial
Late yaws 0 trials
Latent yaws 0 trials
Tertiary lesion of yaws 0 trials

Including sub-types (13) Tagged with Yaws (3)

Trials to join now! 4 Not yet recruiting 3 Not yet finished but already full! 1 Completed 5

New tetracycline drugs take on superbugs in Real-World trial

Disease control By invitation only

This real-world study is testing two neotetracycline drugs, eravacycline and tigecycline, in 300 adults with drug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections. Researchers will track how well the drugs clear the infection and monitor for side effects. The goal is to see if these …

Sponsor: The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University • Aim: Disease control

Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:09 UTC

Yaws

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New tetracycline drugs take on superbugs in Real-World trial