4WG_TPAL.CD
Causative agent of yaws
<P><B><I>Treponema pallidum</I> subsp. <I>pertenue</I></B>. <I>Treponema pallidum</I> subsp. <I>pertenue</I> causes chronic and disfiguring illness called yaws. The disease starts as a skin infection causing persistent ulcers and progresses to form tumor-like masses. This disease tends to infect children and is common in rural areas in Africa, Southeast Asia and equatorial South America. <P><B><I>Treponema pallidum</I> subsp. <I>pertenue</I> str. CDC2</B>. This strain was isolated in Akorabo, Ghana in 1980 and will be used for comparative analysis