Haemophilus ducreyi DNA is detectable on the skin of asymptomatic children, flies and fomites in villages of Papua New Guinea.
Wendy HouineiCharmie GodornesAugust KapaSascha KnaufEric Q MooringCamila González-BeirasRonald WatupRaymond ParuPaul AdventSivauk BiebSergi SanzQuique BassatStanley M SpinolaSheila A LukehartJordi MitjàPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2017)
This is the first time that H. ducreyi DNA and colonization has been demonstrated on the skin of asymptomatic children and that H. ducreyi DNA and T. p. pertenue DNA has been identified in flies and on fomites. The ubiquity of H. ducreyi in the environment is a contributing factor to the spread of the organism.