Scientists have recovered a genome of Treponema pallidum—the bacterium whose subspecies today are responsible for four ...

Despite varying by only 0.03% of their genome sequences, TPA, TEN, and TPE display remarkably different ecologies and pathologies. Bejel is found in the hot, arid regions of western Asia and the ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In the United States, syphilis cases rose by nearly 80% between 2018 and 2023, with 209,253 cases reported in the latest year of data. The infection, which can be transmitted ...

HALIFAX, NS / ACCESSWIRE / August 13, 2024 / Today, MedMira Inc. (MIR:CA) (MedMira) announces it will conduct full clinical trials for its unique Multiplo ® Complete Syphilis (TP/nTP) Antibody Test ...

New research from Boston Medical Center found that sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV testing declined at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, while there was an increase in positive test ...

HALIFAX, NS / ACCESSWIRE / January 9, 2025 / Today, MedMira Inc. (MedMira) (TSXV:MIR) announced that its received investigational testing authorization (ITA) from Health Canada to begin clinical ...

Scientists have recovered a genome of Treponema pallidum – the bacterium whose subspecies today are responsible for four treponemal diseases, including syphilis – from 5,500-year-old human remains in ...

The widely used Wassermann test for syphilis has its faults. If the tested patient has recently been vaccinated, the Wassermann may be “positive” — the standard indication of syphilis. It may also be ...

Global HIV, viral hepatitis epidemics and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to pose significant public health challenges, causing 2.5 million deaths each year, according to a new WHO ...