title: [Treponemal serology in a Bi-Aka pygmy population of Central Africa].
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.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002488:Central African Republic; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012698:Serologic Tests; D014211:Treponemal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*
vernacular_title: La sérologie tréponémique dans une population Pygmée Bi-Aka centrafricaine.