Emerging Infectious Diseases (May 2017)

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

  • Amy R. Klegarth,
  • Chigozie A. Ezeonwu,
  • Aida Rompis,
  • Benjamin P.Y.-H. Lee,
  • Nantiya Aggimarangsee,
  • Mukesh Chalise,
  • John Cortes,
  • M. Feeroz,
  • Barbara J. Molini,
  • Bess C. Godornes,
  • Michael Marks,
  • Michael Schillaci,
  • Gregory Engel,
  • Sascha Knauf,
  • Sheila A. Lukehart,
  • Lisa Jones-Engel

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2305.161838
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 5
pp. 816 – 819

Abstract

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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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