Publications

identification of treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum in a 200-year-old skeletal specimen.	treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum, the causative agent of venereal syphilis, was detected in a 200-year-old skeletal specimen from easter island. an initial diagnosis of treponemal infection was confirmed by extensive purification of immunoglobulin that reacted strongly with t. pallidum antigen. extracted dna exhibited a single-base polymorphism that distinguished t.p. subsp. pallidum from 4 other human and nonhuman treponemes. extensive precautions against contamination of the subject matter w ...	1999	10558971
yaws in polynesia's wallis and futuna islands: a seroprevalence survey.	we carried out a serological and clinical survey to determine the prevalence and clinical presentation of yaws on two twin islands in polynesia: wallis and futuna. a total of 264 serum samples were tested for specific treponema pallidum haemagglutinations assay and non-specific rapid plasma reagin: 52 were positive for one or both tests; only one young adult had skin lesion consistent with yaws; and there were no observed cases of secondary or tertiary yaws. our results contrast with findings in ...	2011	21750592