Contribution of the community health volunteers in the control of Buruli ulcer in Bénin.

Contribution of the community health volunteers in the control of Buruli ulcer in Bénin.

Buruli ulcer (BU) is a neglected tropical disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. Usually BU begins as a painless nodule, plaque or edema, ultimately developing into an ulcer. The high number of patients presenting with ulcers in an advanced stage is striking. Such late presentation will complicat...

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Main Authors: Yves Thierry Barogui, Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh, Roch Christian Johnson, Janine de Zeeuw, Ange Dodji Dossou, Jean Gabin Houezo, Annick Chauty, Julia Aguiar, Didier Agossadou, Patrick A Edorh, Kingsley Asiedu, Tjip S van der Werf, Ymkje Stienstra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-10-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4183479?pdf=render

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