Survey of Treponemal Infections in Free-Ranging and Captive Macaques, 1999–2012

Survey results showed treponemal infection among pet macaques in Southeast Asia, a region with a high prevalence of human yaws. This finding, along with studies showing treponemal infection in nonhuman primates in Africa, should encourage a One Health approach to yaws eradication and surveillance ac...

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Autores principales: Klegarth, Amy R., Ezeonwu, Chigozie A., Rompis, Aida, Lee, Benjamin P.Y.-H., Aggimarangsee, Nantiya, Chalise, Mukesh, Cortes, John, Feeroz, M., Molini, Barbara J., Godornes, Bess C., Marks, Michael, Schillaci, Michael, Engel, Gregory, Knauf, Sascha, Lukehart, Sheila A., Jones-Engel, Lisa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5403046/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28418297
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2305.161838
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Sumario:Survey results showed treponemal infection among pet macaques in Southeast Asia, a region with a high prevalence of human yaws. This finding, along with studies showing treponemal infection in nonhuman primates in Africa, should encourage a One Health approach to yaws eradication and surveillance activities, possibly including monitoring of nonhuman primates in yaws-endemic regions.

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