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

• DOI: 10.3201/eid2606.191713
• Publication Date: 2020-05-05T16:41:18Z
• Authors: Benjamin Mubemba; Emeline Chanove; Kerstin Mätz-Rensing; Jan F. Gogarten; Ariane Düx; Kevin Merkel; Caroline Röthemeier; Andreas Sachse; Helene Rase; Tatyana Humle; Guillaume Banville; Marine Tchoubar; Sébastien Calvign...; Christelle Colin; Fabian H. Leendertz
• Keywords: Subspecies; New guinea

Yaws-like lesions are widely reported in wild African great apes, yet the causative agent has not been confirmed affected animals. We describe yaws-like a chimpanzee Guinea for which we demonstrate infection with Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue. Assessing conservation implications of this pathogen requires further research.