Epidemic of venereal treponematosis in wild monkeys: a paradigm for syphilis origin [PDF]
New Microbes and New Infections, 2020 Treponema pallidum infections have been primarily known as slightly contagious mucocutaneous infections called yaws (tropical Africa and America) and bejel (subtropical North Africa). T.
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First report of hare treponematosis seroprevalence of European brown hares (Lepus europaeus) in the Czech Republic: seroprevalence negatively correlates with altitude of sampling areas [PDF]
BMC Veterinary Research, 2019 Background The aim of this study was to quantify the seroprevalence of hare treponematosis in European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) populations in the Czech Republic and to test for an association between treponematosis prevalence and the altitude of the
Markéta Nováková +8 more
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Bejel, a Nonvenereal Treponematosis, among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Japan [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019 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.
Takuya Kawahata +7 more
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Yaws in Africa: Past, Present and Future [PDF]
DiseasesBackground: Yaws is an infectious, neglected tropical disease that affects the skin of many children and adolescents who live in poor, rural, low-income communities in humid, tropical areas of Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands.
Ezekiel K. Vicar +4 more
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Treponematosis in critically endangered Western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in Senegal [PDF]
One HealthTreponematoses encompass a group of chronic and debilitating bacterial diseases transmitted sexually or by direct contact and attributed to Treponema pallidum. Despite being documented since as far back as 1963, the epidemiology of treponematoses in wild
Youssouf Sereme +19 more
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Identification of typical marker proteins of Treponema pallidum in compact human bone using morphological and biochemical techniques [PDF]
Scientific ReportsIn ancient human compact bone tissue, we can present the identified marker proteins of Treponema pallidum, the lipoproteins 47 kDa, 17 kDa and 15 kDa in three adult individuals from Austria (thirteenth–seventeenth century CE), and in a 5 to 6-years-old ...
Tyede H. Schmidt Schultz +1 more
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Mapping the distribution of yaws and Haemophilus ducreyi in the western north region of Ghana [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesBackground 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 +11 more
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Importance of extending the use of Polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of Venereal syphilis in a blood transfusion center in Burkina Faso, West Africa [PDF]
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2014 INTRODUCTION: Due to the existence of a variety of types of non-venereal syphilis caused by the related T. pallidum, regular serological testing such as Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) and Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay Technique (CMIA) are often ...
Abibou Simpore +12 more
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Phylogeny and antibiotic resistance of Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum [PDF]
Клиническая микробиология и антимикробная химиотерапия, 2023 The species Treponema pallidum includes 4 subspecies. According to the bioinformatic analysis, the syphilis pathogen T. pallidum subsp. pallidum was probably separated from the causative agents of yaws, bejel, and pinta more than 800 years ago. Its entry
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