Multiple introductions and recent spread of the emerging human pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans across Africa
Buruli ulcer (BU) is an insidious neglected tropical disease. Cases are reported around the world but the rural regions of West and Central Africa are most affected. How BU is transmitted and spreads has remained a mystery, even though the causative agent, Mycobacterium ulcerans, has been known for...
Main Authors: | Vandelannoote, K, Meehan, C, Eddyani, M, Affolabi, D, Phanzu, D, Eyangoh, S, Jordaens, K, Portaels, F, Mangas, K, Seemann, T, Marsollier, L, Marion, E, Chauty, A, Landier, J, Fontanet, A, Leirs, H, Stinear, T, De Jong, B |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2017
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