Mycobacterium ulcerans persistence at a village water source of Buruli ulcer patients.

Mycobacterium ulcerans persistence at a village water source of Buruli ulcer patients.

Buruli ulcer (BU), a neglected tropical disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, is caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans and is the third most common mycobacterial disease after tuberculosis and leprosy. While there is a strong association of the occurrence of the disease with stagnant or slow flowi...

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Main Authors: Martin W Bratschi, Marie-Thérèse Ruf, Arianna Andreoli, Jacques C Minyem, Sarah Kerber, Fidèle G Wantong, James Pritchard, Victoria Chakwera, Christian Beuret, Matthias Wittwer, Djeunga Noumen, Nadia Schürch, Alphonse Um Book, Gerd Pluschke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3967953?pdf=render

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