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hiv-1, hsv-2 and syphilis among pregnant women in a rural area of tanzania: prevalence and risk factors.evidence suggests that a substantial proportion of new hiv infections in african countries are associated with herpes simplex virus type 2 (hsv-2). thus, the magnitude of hsv-2 infection in an area may suggest the expected course of the hiv epidemic. we determined prevalence of genital herpes, syphilis and associated factors among pregnant women from a remote rural tanzanian community that has a low but increasing hiv prevalence.200818513451
validation of serological tests for the detection of antibodies against treponema pallidum in nonhuman primates.there is evidence to suggest that the yaws bacterium (treponema pallidum ssp. pertenue) may exist in non-human primate populations residing in regions where yaws is endemic in humans. especially in light of the fact that the world health organizaiton (who) recently launched its second yaws eradication campaign, there is a considerable need for reliable tools to identify treponemal infection in our closest relatives, african monkeys and great apes. it was hypothesized that commercially available ...201525803295
treponema infection associated with genital ulceration in wild baboons.the authors describe genital alterations and detailed histologic findings in baboons naturally infected with treponema pallidum. the disease causes moderate to severe genital ulcerations in a population of olive baboons (papio hamadryas anubis) at lake manyara national park in tanzania. in a field survey in 2007, 63 individuals of all age classes, both sexes, and different grades of infection were chemically immobilized and sampled. histology and molecular biological tests were used to detect an ...201121411621
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