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Endemicity of Yaws and Seroprevalence of Treponema pallidum Antibodies in Nonhuman Primates, Kenya

Authors :
Zimmerman, Dawn M.
Hardgrove, Emily H.
von Fricken, Michael E.
Kamau, Joseph
Chai, Daniel
Mutura, Samson
Kivali, Velma
Hussein, Fatima
Ambala, Peris
Surmat, Andrea
Maina, Joseph G.
Knauf, Sascha
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases. November, 2019, Vol. 25 Issue 11, p2147, 3 p.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

Yaws is a disease caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue, which is believed to be an exclusively human pathogen (1). However, this bacterium has recently been identified in [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040
Volume :
25
Issue :
11
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.611333868
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2511.190716