Treponema pallidum infection in asymptomatic persons: A puzzling scenario in the Canary Islands (Spain) (2001–2020)

• Jose Luis Pérez-Arellano ,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: cristina.carranza@ulpgc.es (CCR); luis.perez@ulpgc.es (JLPA)

  Affiliation University Institute of Biomedical and Health Research (Instituto Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Sanitarias IUIBS), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Spain

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• Araceli Hernández Betancor ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Araceli Hernández Betancor, Oscar Sanz Peláez

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation

  Affiliation Microbiology and Parasitology Service, Insular University Hospital of Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain

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• Oscar Sanz Peláez ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Araceli Hernández Betancor, Oscar Sanz Peláez

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

  Affiliations Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Spain, Unit of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain

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• Jose Curbelo,

  Roles Formal analysis, Software

  Affiliation Department of Medicine, University Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, Spain

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• Michele Hernández Cabrera,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliations Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Spain, Unit of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Insular University Hospital of Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain

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• Elena Pisos Álamo,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliations Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Spain, Unit of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Insular University Hospital of Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain

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• Nieves Jaén Sánchez,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliations Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Spain, Unit of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Insular University Hospital of Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain

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• Laura Suárez Hormiga,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliations Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Spain, Unit of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Insular University Hospital of Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain

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• Carmen Lavilla Salgado,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliations Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Spain, Unit of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Insular University Hospital of Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain

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• Laura López Delgado,

  Roles Data curation

  Affiliations Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Spain, Unit of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Insular University Hospital of Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain

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• Sandra González Linares,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

  Affiliation Canary Institute of Hemodonation and Hemotherapy,

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• Cristina Carranza-Rodríguez

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: cristina.carranza@ulpgc.es (CCR); luis.perez@ulpgc.es (JLPA)

  Affiliations University Institute of Biomedical and Health Research (Instituto Universitario de Investigaciones Biomédicas y Sanitarias IUIBS), University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Spain, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2768-0072

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