A combined effort of 11 laboratories in the WHO African region to improve quality of Buruli ulcer PCR diagnosis: The "BU-LABNET".

A combined effort of 11 laboratories in the WHO African region to improve quality of Buruli ulcer PCR diagnosis: The "BU-LABNET".

Buruli ulcer is one of the 20 neglected tropical diseases in the world. This necrotizing hypodermitis is a chronic debilitating disease caused by an environmental Mycobacterium ulcerans. At least 33 countries with tropical, subtropical and temperate climates have reported Buruli ulcer in African cou...

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Main Authors: Estelle Marion, Numfor Hycenth, Sundeep Chaitanya Vedithi, Marie Robbe-Saule, Valérie Donkeng, Line-Marlène Ganlonon, Affolabi Dissou, Solange Kakou Ngazoa, Marie-Jose Kabedi, Arsène Mabika Mabika, Richard Phillips, Michael Frimpong, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Vera Yatta Walker, Olaoluwa Akinwale, Maman Issaka, Gisela Bretzel, Kingsley Asiedu, Sara Eyangoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010908

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010908

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