Spatial dependency of Buruli ulcer prevalence on arsenic-enriched domains in Amansie West District, Ghana: implications for arsenic mediation in <it>Mycobacterium ulcerans </it>infection
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In 1998, the World Health Organization recognized Buruli ulcer (BU), a human skin disease caused by <it>Mycobacterium ulcerans </it>(MU), as the third most prevalent mycobacterial disease. In Ghana, there have been more t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2004-09-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Health Geographics |
| Online Access: | http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/3/1/19 |