Matt WillemsenJan 16, 2024
Yaws could soon be eradicated — 70 years behind schedule
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00013-y #yaws #TropicalDisease #eradication #health #Treponema
Yaws could soon be eradicated — 70 years behind schedule

Researchers are cautiously optimistic that the neglected tropical disease could be gone by 2030, but new barriers — including antibiotic resistance and primate reservoirs — might stand in the way.

Matt WillemsenSep 24, 2023
The history of syphilis is being rewritten by a medieval skeleton
Columbus may not have brought syphilis back to the Old World after all.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/09/the-history-of-syphilis-is-being-rewritten-by-a-medieval-skeleton/ #syphilis #medieval #skeleton #mercenary #soldiers #Treponema #ColumbianH ypothesis #paleopathology
The history of syphilis is being rewritten by a medieval skeleton

Columbus may not have brought syphilis back to the Old World after all.

Ars Technica
Gabriele PollaraSep 16, 2023

@onisillos
Nice paper that. Really shows potential for genomic epidemiology to shut down transmission hotspots.

#epidemiology #syphilis #STI #Treponema #IDMastodon #InfectiousDiseases

David SimonsFeb 13, 2023

900% is a bit alarmist but 102 cases of neonatal syphillis is 102 too many for a country with the resources of the USA.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/12/mississippi-alarming-rise-newborns-syphilis

Unsurprisingly this is affect the most marginalised communities. Fortunately we have treatment and understand preventation of #Syphliis transmision. #STDs #Treponema

Mississippi sees 900% rise in number of infants born with congenital syphilis

Medical professionals attribute the increasing cases of disease to inadequate prenatal healthcare and understaffed workforce

The Guardian