Multimedia journalist·NZ Herald·
22 Oct, 2026 04:00 PM5 mins to read
The sore emerged on the young man's foot as a coin-sized ulcer that was inflamed.
A young man from Vanuatu was mistakenly diagnosed with syphilis from a sore on his foot but actually had a rare disease that is still lingering in the Pacific Islands.
Tauranga-based sexual health medicine specialist Dr Massimo Giola said the man had yaws, a tropical skin infection that causes lesions
Source: New Zealand Herald · Eva de Jong
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