Low genetic diversity of Treponema pallidum ssp. pertenue (TPE) isolated from patients' ulcers in Namatanai District of Papua New Guinea: Local human population is infected by three TPE genotypes.

• Main Authors: Monica Medappa (Author), Petra Pospíšilová (Author), Maria Paula M Madruga (Author), Lucy N John (Author), Camila G Beiras (Author), Linda Grillová (Author), Jan Oppelt (Author), Arka Banerjee (Author), Marti Vall-Mayans (Author), Oriol Mitjà (Author), David Šmajs (Author)
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• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Yaws is an endemic disease caused by Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue (TPE) that primarily affects children in rural regions of the tropics. The endemic character of yaws infections and the expected exclusive reservoir of TPE in humans opened a new opportunity to start a yaws eradication campaign....