External quality assessment for yaws elimination in low- and middle-income countries using plasmid-based proficiency test items
We have developed a functional plasmid-based EQA programme specifically designed to meet the needs of resource-poor settings in the tropics. The programme is suitable as a blueprint for other disease programmes.
Authors
- Solange Ngazoa-Kakou
- Christina Ries
- Lisa Becherer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7251-5271)
- Adingra Tano
- Sylvie Mireille Kouamé-Sina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7127-9542)
- Becca L. Handley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2208-8229)
- Ivy Amanor
- Earnest Njih Tabah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3796-2241)
- Kennedy Kwasi Addo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5641-0274)
- Patrick Awondo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3012-1084)
- Kouadio Aboh Hugues
- Camila González Beiras
- Emelie Landmann
- Sara Eyangoh
- Mohammed A. Bakheit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2142-5265)
- Sascha Knauf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5744-4946)
- Simone Lueert
- Daniel Kojo Arhinful (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5496-3289)
- Nadine Borst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1258-3250)
- Helena Gmoser
- Laud Anthony Basing
- Oriol Mitjà
- Aboubacar Sylla
- Serges Tchatchouang
- Tania Crucitti
- Emma Michèle Harding-Esch
- Claudia Mueller
- Philippe Ndzomo
- Sarah Burl
- Michael Marks
- Sieghard Frischmann
Institutions
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
- Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (DE)
- University of Ghana (GH)
- University of Freiburg (DE)
- Université de Dschang (CM)
- Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (DE)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- Hospital for Tropical Diseases (GB)
- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (GH)
- Centre Pasteur du Cameroun (CM)
- Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft für angewandte Forschung (DE)
- Institut Pasteur de Madagascar (MG)
- Ministry of Public Health (CM)
- Institut Pasteur de Côte d'Ivoire (CI)
- Fundació Lluita contra les Infeccions (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013772
- Primary Topic
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00