Amber Lee Barton

Abstract The seventh pandemic of cholera, caused by the seventh pandemic El Tor lineage of Vibrio cholerae, was previously shown to have emanated in three global waves from the Bay of Bengal, bordering Bangladesh and India1. However, the respective roles of the Ganges Delta and Basin regions in seeding these global pandemic waves were not known. Here we show that, although transmission events occur between Bangladesh and India, V.

Introduction The burden of the neglected tropical disease yaws, caused by infection with Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue (T p pertenue),1 is highest in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.2 Transmission is thought to be driven by skin-to-skin contact, with 75% of new cases in individuals younger than 15 years.1 Although primary lesions heal in 3–6 months, disseminated secondary lesions affect skin and bones, and late-stage tertiary yaws can result in severe bone lesions.1 It is...