The incubation period of Buruli ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection).

INTRODUCTION: Buruli Ulcer (BU) is caused by the environmental microbe Mycobacterium ulcerans. Despite unclear transmission, contact with a BU endemic region is the key known risk factor. In Victoria, Australia, where endemic areas have been carefully mapped, we aimed to estimate the Incubation Peri...

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Main Authors: Jason A Trubiano, Caroline J Lavender, Janet A M Fyfe, Simone Bittmann, Paul D R Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3789762?pdf=render