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Survey of Treponemal Infections in Free-Ranging and Captive Macaques, 1999–2012 [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
Survey results showed treponemal infection among pet macaques in Southeast Asia, a region with a high prevalence of human yaws. This finding, along with studies showing treponemal infection in nonhuman primates in Africa, should encourage a One Health ...
Amy R. Klegarth, Chigozie A. Ezeonwu, Aida Rompis, Benjamin P.Y.-H. Lee, Nantiya Aggimarangsee, Mukesh Chalise, John Cortes, M. Feeroz, Barbara J. Molini, Bess C. Godornes, Michael Marks, Michael Schillaci, Gregory Engel, Sascha Knauf, Sheila A. Lukehart, Lisa Jones-Engel   +15 more
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Mapping the distribution of yaws and Haemophilus ducreyi in the western north region of Ghana [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue and Haemophilus ducreyi cause skin ulcers in impoverished communities. Historical serologic records from Ghana focus on T. pallidum, omitting potential H. ducreyi cases. The objective of this study was to
Shirley Victoria Simpson, Hiroaki Arima, Eric Behene, Sabin S. Nundu, John Hammond, Rita Atta-Owusu, Paul Noah-Quarm, Nana Konama Kotey, Kingsley Asiedu, Kennedy Kwasi Addo, Rie Roselyne Yotsu, Taro Yamamoto   +11 more
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Treponemal infections in hares in The Netherlands [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 1994
Treponemal infections in wild European brown hares (Lepus europaeus) from The Netherlands were diagnosed by means of serological tests for human syphilis and histological demonstration of spirochetes by the Bosma-Steiner silver impregnation method in histological sections of skin lesions.
Lumeij, JT, de Koning, J, Bosma, RB, van der Sluis, JJ, Schellekens, JFP   +4 more
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TORCH agents in women of fertile age: towards prevention of congenital infections, Italy, 2019 to 2020 [PDF]

Eurosurveillance
BACKGROUND Microbiological surveillance during pregnancy is important for better neonatal outcomes. AIM We aimed to assess IgG and IgM antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii, parvovirus B19, Treponema pallidum, rubella virus and cytomegalovirus in women of
on behalf of the Torch Study Group
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Syphilis prevalence trends in adult women in 132 countries – estimations using the Spectrum Sexually Transmitted Infections model [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2018
We estimated national-level trends in the prevalence of probable active syphilis in adult women using the Spectrum Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) model to inform program planning, target-setting, and progress evaluation in STI control.
Eline L. Korenromp, S. Guy Mahiané, Nico Nagelkerke, Melanie M. Taylor, Rebecca Williams, R. Matthew Chico, Carel Pretorius, Laith J. Abu-Raddad, Jane Rowley   +8 more
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Evaluating the MedMira Multiplo® Complete Syphilis (TP/nTP) antibody test in a sexually transmitted infection clinic in Ottawa, Canada: increased rapid diagnosis and improved antibiotic stewardship [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Syphilis now affects every population and serology is the mainstay of diagnosis. The issue is that serology has a turnaround time of several days. One solution is point-of-care tests (POCTs), which can provide results in minutes.
Patrick O’Byrne, Riley Dillabough, Kathleen Whyte, Lauren Orser, Vanessa Tran, Venkata R. Duvvuri, Raymond Tsang   +6 more
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A sero-epidemiological approach to explore transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans [PDF]

, 2016
The debilitating skin disease Buruli ulcer (BU) is caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans. While various hypotheses on potential reservoirs and vectors of M. ulcerans exist, the mode of transmission has remained unclear.
Ampah, Kobina Assan, Asare, Prince, De-Graft, Daniel, Kerber, Sarah, Nickel, Beatrice, Pluschke, Gerd, Ross, Amanda, Röltgen, Katharina, Singh, Mahavir, Spallek, Ralf, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy   +10 more
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The Need to Emphasise on Confirmatory Test in the Diagnosis of Syphilis in Low and Middle Income Countries [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022
Dear Editor, Authors have done several studies on syphilis in different populations in this setting [1-4] and read different articles on syphilis from Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC).
Mariam M Mirambo, Stephen E Mshana
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Brazilian Protocol for Sexually Transmitted Infections 2020: syphilis diagnostic tests

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2021
The recommendations for diagnostic tests for investigating syphilis are part of the Clinical Protocol and Therapeutic Guidelines for Comprehensive Care for People with Sexually Transmitted Infections and the Technical Manual for Syphilis Diagnosis ...
Pâmela Cristina Gaspar, Álisson Bigolin, José Boullosa Alonso Neto, Esdras Daniel dos Santos Pereira, Maria Luiza Bazzo   +4 more
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Severe congenital syphilis as cause of unexpected prematurity: 2 case reports and recommended management

Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine, 2023
Epidemiologic data suggest an increasing incidence of congenital syphilis (CS) in developed countries in recent years. Fetal infection by Treponema pallidum can cause a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations, including stillbirth and prematurity.
Sofia Soares Baptista, Inês Pereira Coelho, Daniel Tiago, Vera Santos, Marta Soares, Luisa Gaspar, João Rosa   +6 more
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