@article{fdi:010090529,
  title = {{T}reponematosis in critically endangered {W}estern chimpanzees ({P}an troglodytes verus) in {S}enegal},
  author = {{S}ereme, {Y}. and {Z}arza, {S}. {M}. and {M}edkour, {H}ac{\`e}ne and {M}ezouar, {S}. and {D}otras, {L}. and {B}arciela, {A}. and {H}ernandez-{A}guilar, {R}. {A}. and {V}itte, {J}. and {S}majs, {D}. and {L}ouni, {M}. and {M}ulot, {B}. and {L}eclerc, {A}. and {G}u{\'e}ry, {J}. {P}. and {O}rain, {N}. and {D}iatta, {G}eorges and {S}okhna, {C}heikh and {R}aoult, {D}. and {D}avousta, {B}. and {F}enollar, {F}. and {M}ediannikov, {O}leg},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}reponematoses encompass a group of chronic and debilitating bacterial diseases transmitted sexually or by direct contact and attributed to {T}reponema pallidum. {D}espite being documented since as far back as 1963, the epidemiology of treponematoses in wild primates has remained an uninvestigated territory due to the inherent challenges associated with conducting examinations and obtaining invasive biological samples from wild animals. {T}he primary aim of this study was to investigate the presence of treponemal infections in the critically endangered {W}estern chimpanzees in {S}enegal, utilizing an innovative non-invasive stool serology method. {W}e provide compelling evidence of the existence of anti-{T}reponema-specific antibodies in 13 out of 29 individual chimpanzees. {O}ur study also underscores the significant potential of stool serology as a valuable non-invasive tool for monitoring and surveilling crucial emerging diseases in wild animals. {W}e recognize two major implications: (1) the imperative need to assess the risks of treponematosis in {W}estern chimpanzee populations and (2) the necessity to monitor and manage this disease following a holistic {O}ne {H}ealth approach.},
  keywords = {{T}reponema pallidum ; {C}himpanzees ; {S}tool ; {I}mmunoglobulins ; {S}erology ; {SENEGAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{O}ne {H}ealth},
  volume = {18},
  numero = {},
  pages = {100694 [9 ]},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.onehlt.2024.100694},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010090529},
}