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Correspondence

Nonhuman primates across sub-Saharan Africa are infected with the yaws bacterium Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue

Sascha KnaufWork Group Neglected Tropical Diseases, Infection Biology Unit, German Primate CenterLeibniz Institute for Primate Research Kellnerweg 4 37077GöttingenGermanyORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-5744-4946
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Jan F. GogartenEpidemiology of Highly Pathogenic MicroorganismsRobert Koch Institute Seestraße 10 13353BerlinGermany;Primatology DepartmentMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Deutscher Pl. 6 04103LeipzigGermany;Department of BiologyMcGill University 1205 Avenue du Docteur-Penfield QC H3A 1B1MontréalQuebecCanada
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Verena J. SchuenemannInstitute for Archaeological SciencesUniversity of Tübingen Ruemelinstrasse 23 72070TübingenGermany;Institute of Evolutionary MedicineUniversity of Zurich Winterthurerstrasse 190 8057ZurichSwitzerland
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Hélène M. De NysEpidemiology of Highly Pathogenic MicroorganismsRobert Koch Institute Seestraße 10 13353BerlinGermany;Unité Mixte Internationale 233Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, INSERM U1175, and University of MontpellierMontpellierFranceORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2942-4531
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Ariane DüxEpidemiology of Highly Pathogenic MicroorganismsRobert Koch Institute Seestraße 10 13353BerlinGermany;Viral Evolution, Robert Koch Institute Seestraße 10 13353BerlinGermany
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Michal StrouhalDepartment of Biology, Faculty of MedicineMasaryk University Kamenice 5/A6 625 00BrnoCzech Republic
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Lenka MikalováDepartment of Biology, Faculty of MedicineMasaryk University Kamenice 5/A6 625 00BrnoCzech Republic
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Kirsten I. BosMax Planck Institute for the Science of Human History Kahlaische Strasse 10 7745JenaGermany
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Roy ArmstrongDepartment of Science, Natural Resources and Outdoor StudiesUniversity of Cumbria Fusehill Street CA12HHCarlisleCumbriaUK
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Emmanuel K. BatamuziDepartment of Veterinary Surgery and Theriogenology, College of Veterinary and Medical SciencesSokoine University of AgricultureMorogoroTanzania
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Idrissa S. ChumaEcological Monitoring DepartmentTanzania National Parks (TANAPA)P.O.Box 3134ArushaTanzania
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Bernard DavoustResearch Unit of Emerging Infectious and Tropical Diseases (URMITE) UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM 1095Aix-Marseille University 27, Bd Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille cedex 05 MarseilleFrance
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Georges DiattaResearch Unit of Emerging Infectious and Tropical Diseases (URMITE) IRD 198, Campus IRD/UCADHann Les MaristesDakarSenegal
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Robert D. FyumagwaTanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI)P.O. Box 661ArushaTanzania
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Reuben R. KazwalaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, College of Veterinary and Medical SciencesSokoine University of AgricultureMorogoroTanzania
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Julius D. KeyyuTanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI)P.O. Box 661ArushaTanzania
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Inyasi A. V. LejoraEcological Monitoring DepartmentTanzania National Parks (TANAPA)P.O.Box 3134ArushaTanzania
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Anthony LevasseurResearch Unit of Emerging Infectious and Tropical Diseases (URMITE) UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM 1095Aix-Marseille University 27, Bd Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille cedex 05 MarseilleFrance
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Hsi LiuNational Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB PreventionCenters for Diseases Control and PreventionAtlantaGAUSA
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Michael A. MayhewDepartment of Science, Natural Resources and Outdoor StudiesUniversity of Cumbria Fusehill Street CA12HHCarlisleCumbriaUK
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Oleg MediannikovResearch Unit of Emerging Infectious and Tropical Diseases (URMITE) UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM 1095Aix-Marseille University 27, Bd Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille cedex 05 MarseilleFrance
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Didier RaoultResearch Unit of Emerging Infectious and Tropical Diseases (URMITE) UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, INSERM 1095Aix-Marseille University 27, Bd Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille cedex 05 MarseilleFrance;Research Unit of Emerging Infectious and Tropical Diseases (URMITE) IRD 198, Campus IRD/UCADHann Les MaristesDakarSenegal
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Roman M. WittigPrimatology DepartmentMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology Deutscher Pl. 6 04103LeipzigGermany;Taï Chimpanzee ProjectCentre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques BP 1303, Abidjan 01 AbidjanCôte d’Ivoire
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Christian RoosGene Bank of Primates and Primate Genetics Laboratory, German Primate CenterLeibniz Institute for Primate Research Kellnerweg 4 37077GöttingenGermany
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Fabian H. LeendertzEpidemiology of Highly Pathogenic MicroorganismsRobert Koch Institute Seestraße 10 13353BerlinGermany
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David ŠmajsDepartment of Biology, Faculty of MedicineMasaryk University Kamenice 5/A6 625 00BrnoCzech RepublicCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kay NieseltCenter for BioinformaticsUniversity of Tübingen Sand 14 72076TübingenGermany
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Johannes KrauseInstitute for Archaeological SciencesUniversity of Tübingen Ruemelinstrasse 23 72070TübingenGermany;Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History Kahlaische Strasse 10 7745JenaGermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sébastien Calvignac-SpencerEpidemiology of Highly Pathogenic MicroorganismsRobert Koch Institute Seestraße 10 13353BerlinGermany;Viral Evolution, Robert Koch Institute Seestraße 10 13353BerlinGermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1-4 | Received 14 Mar 2018, Accepted 07 Aug 2018, Published online: 19 Sep 2018

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