Severe case of yaws disease caused by Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue in a wild chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) in Tinguelita, Sangaredi area, Guinea, 2019

Yaws-like lesions are widely reported in wild African great apes, yet the causative agent has not 27 been confirmed in affected individuals. We describe yaws-like lesions in a wild chimpanzee in Guinea for which we demonstrate infection with Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue. Assessing the conservation implications of this pathogen requires further research.