KNAUF, Sascha, Jane RAPHAEL, Oriol MITJÀ, Inyasi A. V. LEJORA, Idrissa S. CHUMA, Emmanuel K. BATAMUZI, Julius D. KEYYU, Robert FYUMAGWA, Simone LÜERT, Charmie GODORNES, Hsi LIU, Christiane SCHWARZ, David ŠMAJS, Philippe GRANGE, Dietmar ZINNER, Christian ROOS and Sheila A. LUKEHART. Isolation of Treponema DNA from Necrophagous Flies in a Natural Ecosystem. EBioMedicine. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science BV, 2016, vol. 11, "neuvedeno", p. 85-90. ISSN 2352-3964. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.07.033.
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Original name Isolation of Treponema DNA from Necrophagous Flies in a Natural Ecosystem
Authors KNAUF, Sascha (276 Germany), Jane RAPHAEL (834 Tanzania, United Republic of), Oriol MITJÀ (724 Spain), Inyasi A. V. LEJORA (834 Tanzania, United Republic of), Idrissa S. CHUMA (834 Tanzania, United Republic of), Emmanuel K. BATAMUZI (834 Tanzania, United Republic of), Julius D. KEYYU (834 Tanzania, United Republic of), Robert FYUMAGWA (834 Tanzania, United Republic of), Simone LÜERT (276 Germany), Charmie GODORNES (840 United States of America), Hsi LIU (840 United States of America), Christiane SCHWARZ (276 Germany), David ŠMAJS (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Philippe GRANGE (250 France), Dietmar ZINNER (276 Germany), Christian ROOS (276 Germany) and Sheila A. LUKEHART (840 United States of America).
Edition EBioMedicine, Amsterdam, Elsevier Science BV, 2016, 2352-3964.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 30300 3.3 Health sciences
Country of publisher Netherlands
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14110/16:00092217
Organization unit Faculty of Medicine
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2016.07.033
UT WoS 000386878100021
Keywords in English Treponema pallidum; Dipteria; Yaws; Nonhuman primates; Transmission
Tags EL OK
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
Background: Recently, the World Health Organization launched a campaign to eradicate the tropical disease yaws, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue; however, for decades researchers have questioned whether flies act as a vector for the pathogen that could facilitate transmission. Methods: A total of 207 fly specimens were trapped in areas of Africa in which T. pallidum-induced skin ulcerations are common in wild baboons; 88 flies from Tarangire National Park and 119 from Lake Manyara National Park in Tanzania were analyzed by PCR for the presence of T. pallidum DNA. Findings: We report that in the two study areas, T. pallidum DNA was found in 17-24% of wild-caught flies of the order Diptera. Treponemal DNA sequences obtained from many of the flies match sequences derived from nearby baboon T. pallidum strains, and one of the fly species with an especially high prevalence of T. pallidum DNA, Musca sorbens, has previously been shown to transmit yaws in an experimental setting. Interpretation: Our results raise the possibility that flies play a role in yaws transmission; further research is warranted, given how important understanding transmission is for the eradication of this disfiguring disease.
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