TY - JOUR T1 - A study of yaws among pygmies in Cameroon and Zaire. JF - The British Journal of Venereal Diseases JO - Br J Vener Dis SP - 165 LP - 169 DO - 10.1136/sti.51.3.165 VL - 51 IS - 3 AU - S Pampiglione AU - A E Wilkinson Y1 - 1975/06/01 UR - http://sti.bmj.com/content/51/3/165.abstract N2 - In a survey of 333 pygmies in the Cameroon 4.5 percent. were found to have clinical evidence of yaws. This was also found in 10 per cent. of the inhabitants of camps in Zaire. The results of VDRL and FTA-ABS tests on a sample of the population are presented. These provide evidence of a very high incidence of treponemal disease, 80 to 90 percent. of the population showing serological evidence of infection. Active transmission is taking place in both areas but more frequently in Zaire. ER -