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    Endemicity of Yaws and Seroprevalence of Treponema pallidum Antibodies in Nonhuman Primates, Kenya
    Zimmerman, Dawn M.; Hardgrove, Emily H.; von Fricken, Michael E.; Kamau, Joseph; Chai, Daniel; Mutura, Samson; Kivali, Velma; Hussein, Fatima; Ambala, Peris; Surmat, Andrea; Maina, Joseph G.; Knauf, Sascha (2019-11)
    Human yaws has historically been endemic to Kenya, but current epidemiologic data are lacking. We report seroprevalence for Treponema pallidum antibodies in olive baboons (Papio anubis) and vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) in Laikipia County, Kenya. Our results suggest endemicity of the yaws bacterium in monkeys, posing a possible zoonotic threat to humans.