RESUMEN
The incidence of yaws infection in a community is discussed with reference to the 10-year period 1954-1963 during which time (1957) a campaign was operated to attempt the eradication of yaws from the island of St. Lucia. Recent figures of notification show that during the past three years the incidence of infection has been increasing following a period of reduced activity after the 1957 campaign. A survey was conducted among 1,314 children, between the ages of 4-15 years, attending two schools in rural areas of the island. The results of this survey revealed an incidence of early yaws lesions of 46/1,000 and 13/1,000 in these two schools while the notification rates, for the communities of these areas as a whole, were 23.1/1,000 and 3.6/1,000 respectively (AU)