Treatment Of Yaws

Letter to the Editor 1943 and 1944, while stationed on Vella Lavella as a medical officer with the United States 7 y> I went to two Islands inannga and Simbo) to treat the ives once a week for several iths, for yaws with Mapharsen Bismuth, i those months I never saw a lary yaws—the first sign of yaws ction—only the secondary mani ations, and the later stages. I id out through an interpreter ; experience had taught the ves that the complications of s were less if treatment was not bed until after the secondaries present. lis observation in treatment of nlis has been followed by my essor of Syphilis, Dr. C. C. nie, of Kansas City, Missouri, is a world authority on the sub- I told Dr. Dennie what I had □ on Vella Lavella. He was very •ested and wanted me to get °gy (blood tests) on these res but, being a forward station id not have the laboratory avail for such studies, yonder whether, with the advent 'enicillin, the natives are still rising this theory.

D. A. Anderson, Md.

South Santa Fe, a, Kansas, USA. aybe, some medical missionary is section of the Solomons could de the American doctor with information he is seeking.— >IM.) s