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. 2008 Aug 27;2(8):e275. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000275

Figure 2. A Nigerian Boy with Yaws (Late 1960s).

Figure 2

Yaws causes ulcerative skin lesions, and is found in areas where poor sanitation exists. Yaws was prevalent in some of the relief camps set up during the Nigerian-Biafran war (1967–1970). Credit: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Dr. Lyle Conrad.