Bejel, an endemic treponematosis caused by infection with Treponema pallidum subspecies endemicum, has not been reported in eastern Asia and the Pacific region. We report local spread of bejel among men who have sex with men in Japan.
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BackgroundAlthough cutaneous ulcers (CU) in the tropics is frequently attributed to Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue, the causative agent of yaws, Haemophilus ducreyi has emerged as a major cause of CU in yaws-endemic regions of the South Pacific ...
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Whole Genome Analyses of Treponemes: New Targets for Strain- and Subspecies-Specific Molecular Diagnostics [PDF]
Darina Čejková +7 more
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Assessment of the role of Haemophilus ducreyi coinfection on outcomes of Yaws treatment in the southwestern part of Ghana. [PDF]
Agbanyo A +10 more
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Putative mutations associated with tetracycline resistance detected in Treponema spp.: an analysis of 4,355 Spirochaetales genomes. [PDF]
Manoharan-Basil SS +6 more
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Case Report: Detection of Treponema phagedenis in cerebrospinal fluid of a neurosyphilis patient by metagenomic next-generation sequencing. [PDF]
Yuan C, Xu W, Zhao C, Gao W, Wu G.
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Endemic infectious cutaneous ulcers syndrome in the Oti Region of Ghana: Study of cutaneous leishmaniasis, yaws and Haemophilus ducreyi cutaneous ulcers. [PDF]
Akuffo RA +16 more
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External quality assessment for yaws elimination in low- and middle-income countries using plasmid-based proficiency test items. [PDF]
Mueller C +30 more
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In vitro analysis of seven syphilis-causing Treponema pallidum strains revealed inherent growth rate differences. [PDF]
Bosák J +5 more
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Establishment of the Nichols strain as the type strain of <i>Treponema pallidum</i>. [PDF]
Norris SJ.
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