Epidemic of venereal treponematosis in wild monkeys: a paradigm for syphilis origin

Epidemic of venereal treponematosis in wild monkeys: a paradigm for syphilis origin

Treponema pallidum infections have been primarily known as slightly contagious mucocutaneous infections called yaws (tropical Africa and America) and bejel (subtropical North Africa). T. pallidum emerged as a highly infectious venereal syphilis agent in South America, probably about 500 years ago, a...

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Main Authors: O. Mediannikov, F. Fenollar, B. Davoust, N. Amanzougaghene, H. Lepidi, J.-P. Arzouni, G. Diatta, C. Sokhna, J. Delerce, A. Levasseur, D. Raoult
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
Subjects:
Baboon
Green monkey
Senegal
Syphilis
Treponema
West Africa
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297520300226

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