Buruli Ulcer, Nigeria
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Buruli Ulcer in South Western Nigeria: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Patients Treated in Benin
Nigeria is known to be endemic to Buruli ulcer, but epidemiological data are remarkably rare. Here, we present a large cohort of 127 PCR-confirmed M. ulcerans infection patients coming from Nigeria and treated in a neighbouring country, Benin. Severe lesions and delay of consultation are factors that should encourage establishment of a treatment centre in South Western Nigeria.
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BACKGROUND Nigeria is one of the countries endemic for Buruli ulcer (BU) in West Africa but did not have a control programme until recently. As a result, BU patients often access treatment services in neighbouring Benin where dedicated health facilities have been established to provide treatment free of charge for BU patients. This study aimed to describe the epidemiological, clinical, biologic...
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H ave you heard of Buruli ulcer? Probably not, unless you come from equatorial Africa, Papua New Guinea, the Daintree region in tropical Northern Australia, or seaside towns in temperate South Eastern Australia. Other than sporadic cases among visitors to these endemic zones, Buruli ulcer does not occur in North American or European countries. However, the surge and severity of this disease in ...
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Buruli Ulcer is a devastating skin disease caused by the pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans. Emergence and distribution of Buruli ulcer cases is clearly linked to aquatic ecosystems, but the specific route of transmission of M. ulcerans to humans remains unclear. Relying on the most detailed field data in space and time on M. ulcerans and Buruli ulcer available today, we assess the relative contri...
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دوره 13 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2007