Yaws Disease Caused by Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue in Wild Chimpanzee, Guinea, 2019

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 26; no. 6; pp. 1283 - 1286
• Main Authors: Mubemba, Benjamin, Chanove, Emeline, Mätz-Rensing, Kerstin, Gogarten, Jan F., Düx, Ariane, Merkel, Kevin, Röthemeier, Caroline, Sachse, Andreas, Rase, Helene, Humle, Tatyana, Banville, Guillaume, Tchoubar, Marine, Calvignac-Spencer, Sébastien, Colin, Christelle, Leendertz, Fabian H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.06.2020; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Apes; bacteria; Bacterial infections; Biopsy; Cameras; chimpanzee; Disease; Dispatch; Genomes; Genomics; Guinea; in Wild Chimpanzee, Guinea, 2019; Infections; Monkeys & apes; National parks; Pathogens; Primates; Resveratrol; Skin; subspecies; Syphilis; Treponema pallidum; Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue; Wildlife conservation; yaws disease; Yaws Disease Caused by; Guinea; Sub-Saharan Africa; Germany; Cameroon; Gambia; Senegal; Niger; Africa; Tanzania; chimpanzee; bacteria; Guinea; Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue; yaws disease; Treponema pallidum
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059; 1080-6059
• 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.