A combined field study of Buruli ulcer disease in southeast Benin proposing preventive strategies based on epidemiological, geographic, behavioural and environmental analyses.

A combined field study of Buruli ulcer disease in southeast Benin proposing preventive strategies based on epidemiological, geographic, behavioural and environmental analyses.

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Buruli ulcer is a neglected tropical disease caused by M. ulcerans, an environmental mycobacterium. This cutaneous infectious disease affects populations with poor access to sanitation, safe water and healthcare living in rural areas of West and Central Africa. Stagnant open bodies of surface water...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Boccarossa, Horace Degnonvi, Télesphore Yao Brou, Marie Robbe-Saule, Lucille Esnault, Yan Boucaud, Matthieu Eveillard, Ronald Gnimavo, Saturnin Hounsou, Armel Djenontin, Christian Roch Johnson, Sébastien Fleuret, Estelle Marion
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000095

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