Burden and Historical Trend of Buruli Ulcer Prevalence in Selected Communities along the Offin River of Ghana.

Burden and Historical Trend of Buruli Ulcer Prevalence in Selected Communities along the Offin River of Ghana.

Buruli ulcer (BU) is a neglected tropical skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans with more than two thirds of the global cases reported in West Africa. A nationwide active BU case search conducted in 1999 identified two health districts along the Offin River as two of the three most endemic d...

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Main Authors: Kobina Assan Ampah, Prince Asare, Daniel De-Graft Binnah, Samuel Maccaulley, William Opare, Katharina Röltgen, Gerd Pluschke, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4831816?pdf=render

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