A mathematical model for assessing the impact of poverty on yaws eradication [PDF]
, 2003 A neglected disease with a nearly forgotten name is making a comeback following a global control programme that almost eradicated it more than forty years ago.
Mushayabasa, S. +3 more
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Endemic treponemal diseases. [PDF]
, 2014 The endemic treponemal diseases, consisting of yaws, bejel (endemic syphilis) and pinta, are non-venereal infections closely related to syphilis, and are recognized by WHO as neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
Mabey, David C +2 more
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Better a Broader Diagnosis Than a Misdiagnosis: The Study of a Neoplastic Condition in a Male Individual who Died in Early 20th Century (Coimbra, Portugal) [PDF]
, 2013 The paleopathological record of neoplastic conditions in the past is considered scarce. The detection of tumours in ancient populations is hindered by the quality and quantity of signs visible on the skeleton, the methodological approach, the ...
Cunha, Eugénia +2 more
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Nonhuman primates across sub-Saharan Africa are infected with the yaws bacterium Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue [PDF]
, 2018 Dear Editor, The bacterium Treponema pallidum (TP) causes human syphilis (subsp. pallidum; TPA), bejel (subsp. endemicum; TEN), and yaws (subsp. pertenue; TPE) (1).
Armstrong, Roy +28 more
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Pre-Colombian treponemal infection in Denmark - a paleopathological and archaeometric approach [PDF]
, 2013 The aim of this paper is to investigate five new cases of possible treponematosis in early medieval Denmark. A total of 1018 skeletons from Danish and present day German cemeteries have been examined, and five candidates of pre-Columbian individuals have
Rasmussen, Kaare Lund +2 more
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Treponema Infection Associated With Genital Ulceration in Wild Baboons [PDF]
, 2012 The authors describe genital alterations and detailed histologic findings in baboons naturally infected with Treponema pallidum. The disease causes moderate to severe genital ulcerations in a population of olive baboons (Papio hamadryas anubis) at Lake ...
Batamuzi, E. K. +14 more
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Widespread Treponema pallidum Infection in Nonhuman Primates, Tanzania [PDF]
, 2018 We investigated Treponema pallidum infection in 8 nonhuman primate species (289 animals) in Tanzania during 2015–2017. We used a serologic treponemal test to detect antibodies against the bacterium.
Alexander Piel +48 more
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The influence of chronic conditions and the environment on pubertal development. An example from medieval England [PDF]
, 2016 Adolescence is a unique period in human development encompassing sexual maturation (puberty) and the physical and psychological transition into adulthood.
Lewis, M. E., Shapland, F., Watts, R.
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The First Probable Case of Leprosy in Southeast Italy (13th‐14th Centuries AD, Montecorvino, Puglia)
Journal of Anthropology, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012 In 2008, during an archaeological excavation on the medieval site of Montecorvino (Foggia, Puglia, Italy), ten individuals were found buried near the principal church. The tombs were dated to the 13th‐14th centuries AD, except for one attributable to the 11th century AD.
Mauro Rubini +5 more
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Yaws in the Western Pacific Region: A Review of the Literature
Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2011, Issue 1, 2011., 2011 Until the middle of the 20th century, yaws was highly endemic and considered a serious public health problem in the Western Pacific Region (WPR), leading to intensive control efforts in the 1950s–1960s. Since then, little attention has been paid to its reemergence. Its current burden is unknown.
Corinne Capuano +2 more
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