Widespread Treponema pallidum Infection in Nonhuman Primates, Tanzania

Widespread Treponema pallidum Infection in Nonhuman Primates, Tanzania

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. Infection was further confirmed from tissue samples of skin-ulcerated animals by 3 independent PCRs (...

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Main Authors: Idrissa S. Chuma, Emmanuel K. Batamuzi, D. Anthony Collins, Robert D. Fyumagwa, Luisa K. Hallmaier-Wacker, Rudovick R. Kazwala, Julius D. Keyyu, Inyasi A. Lejora, Iddi F. Lipende, Simone Lüert, Filipa M.D. Paciência, Alexander Piel, Fiona A. Stewart, Dietmar Zinner, Christian Roos, Sascha Knauf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
spirochetes
nonhuman primates
Africa
yaws
eradication
Treponema
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/6/18-0037_article

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