| Lesions consistent with tuberculosis and treponemal infection are found in all three populations. |
| Tuberculosis developed, as did pinta and other treponemal infections, including non-venereal syphilis, various diseases caused by intestinal parasites, and Chagas' disease. |
| The Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test result was positive, and a fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test result was strongly reactive. |
| Other viral, bacterial, treponemal and fungal agents have the potential to cause mouth ulcers. |
| Contacts were tested with a specific treponemal test, and those with a reactive test were managed in the same way as those with a confirmed syphilis diagnosis. |
| Of particular note is the identification of the earliest examples of treponemal disease, which has been confirmed by the application of a targeted dating programme. |
