Table 3. Number of cases and prevalence of yaws (range) in children (0–16 years old) by country or territory, setting and sample period.
| Country or territory | Setting | Sample periods | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1970 | After 1970 | ||||
| Cases (n) | Prevalence (%) | Cases (n) | Prevalence (%) | ||
| Brazil | Health facility | 521 | |||
| ND | 272 | ||||
| Colombia | Community | 42,419 | |||
| School | 824 | 70.1 | |||
| Health facility | 579 | ||||
| Cuba | Community | 224 | |||
| Grenada | Health facility | 1 | |||
| Guyana | School | 8–52 | 1.5–5.1 | ||
| Haiti | Community | 0–718 | 0–2.6 | ||
| Health facility | 114–1,053* | ||||
| Jamaica | Community | 228–496 | 0–90.0 | ||
| School | 24–2,354 | 0.15–38.6 | 2–3 | 0.29–1.5 | |
| Health facility | 369 | ||||
| Panama | Health facility | 3 | |||
| Saint Lucia | School | 9–237 | 1.3–13.2 | ||
| Suriname | School | 2–398 | 0.2–42.1 | ||
| United States of America | Health facility | 3 | |||
| Venezuela | ND | 77* | |||
* Includes children from 0 to 20 years old; ND: Not documented