NEW YORK – Using genome sequencing, an international team has tracked the consequences of an antibiotic campaign on the bacterial subspecies behind yaws — a neglected tropical disease that involves disfiguring skin, bone, and joint infections.
"The results from this study are influencing the next steps and approaches we take to eradicate this disease," co-senior author Oriol Mitjà, a researcher affiliated with Papua New Guinea's Lihir Medical Center, the University of Papua New Guinea, and the University of Barcelona, said in a statement.