Goldberg Tony L, Owens Leah A, Nziza Julius, Muvunyi Richard, Rothman Jessica M, Omeja Patrick, Chapman Colin A
Emerg Infect Dis. 2025 Apr;31(4):799-803. doi: 10.3201/eid3104.241562.
The bacterium Treponema pallidum pertenue causes yaws in humans and nonhuman primates. We describe 33% T. pallidum pertenue seropositivity in 9 species of nonhuman primates in Uganda and Rwanda, seroconversion during a lethal outbreak and a novel bacterial genomic lineage. Yaws may threaten both public health and conservation in the region.
pertenue亚种梅毒螺旋体可导致人类和非人类灵长类动物感染雅司病。我们描述了乌干达和卢旺达9种非人类灵长类动物中33%的 pertenue亚种梅毒螺旋体血清阳性、一次致命疫情期间的血清转化以及一种新的细菌基因组谱系。雅司病可能会威胁该地区的公共卫生和生物保护。