TY - JOUR AU - Fanella, Sergio AU - Kadkhoda, Kamran AU - Shuel, Michelle AU - Tsang, Raymond T1 - Local Transmission of Imported Endemic Syphilis, Canada, 2011 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2012 VL - 18 IS - 6 SP - 1002 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Endemic (nonvenereal) syphilis is relatively common in nonindustrialized regions of the world. We describe a case of local transmission in Canada and review tools available for confirming a diagnosis. Improved molecular tools and global clinical awareness are needed to recognize cases of endemic syphilis imported to areas where it is not normally seen. KW - Treponema pallidum subsp endemicum KW - endemic treponematoses KW - RFLP KW - tpr genes KW - Treponema pallidum subsp. endemicum KW - bacteria KW - syphilis KW - transmission KW - Canada DO - 10.3201/eid1806.111421 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/6/11-1421_article ER - End of Reference