Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Jun;26(6):1283-1286. doi: 10.3201/eid2606.191713.
Yaws-like lesions are widely reported in wild African great apes, yet the causative agent has not been confirmed in affected animals. We describe yaws-like lesions in a wild chimpanzee in Guinea for which we demonstrate infection with Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue. Assessing the conservation implications of this pathogen requires further research.
在野生非洲大猿中广泛报道了雅司病样病变,但在受感染的动物中尚未确认病原体。我们描述了在几内亚的一只野生黑猩猩中出现的雅司病样病变,并证明其感染了苍白密螺旋体亚种。评估这种病原体的保护意义需要进一步的研究。