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. 1977 Jan-Feb;70(1):32-6.

[Treponemal serology in a Bi-Aka pygmy population of Central Africa]

[Article in French]
P Cirera, M J Palisson, G Pinerd, G Jaeger
  • PMID: 579328

[Treponemal serology in a Bi-Aka pygmy population of Central Africa]

[Article in French]
P Cirera et al. Bull Soc Pathol Exot Filiales. 1977 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

A serologic survey on 196 blood samples (20% of the present population) in a Bi-Aka pygmean population in Central African Republic. The survey demonstrated the frequency of the unquestionably positive sera: 79.4% of the studied sera. The existence of 78.5% positive sera in children and the observation of yaws lesions suggest a massive and very probably endemic infestation with Treponema pertenue.

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