Bejel, a nonvenereal treponematosis, among men who have sex with men, Japan

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Abstract

Bejel, an endemic treponematosis caused by infection with Treponema pallidum subspecies endemicum, has not been reported in eastern Asia and the Pacific region. We report local spread of bejel among men who have sex with men in Japan. Spread was complicated by venereal syphilis.

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Kawahata, T., Kojima, Y., Furubayashi, K., Shinohara, K., Shimizu, T., Komano, J., … Motomura, K. (2019, August 1). Bejel, a nonvenereal treponematosis, among men who have sex with men, Japan. Emerging Infectious Diseases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2508.181690

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