Mycobacterium ulcerans Disease (Buruli ulcer) in Rural Hospital, Southern Benin, 1997–2001

Mycobacterium ulcerans Disease (Buruli ulcer) in Rural Hospital, Southern Benin, 1997–2001

Data from 1,700 patients living in southern Benin were collected at the Centre Sanitaire et Nutritionnel Gbemoten, Zagnanado, Benin, from 1997 through 2001. Comparing detection rates of Buruli ulcer (BU) in the Zou Region with those of leprosy and tuberculosis in 1999 shows a higher rate for BU (21....

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Main Authors: Martine Debacker, Julia Aguiar, Christian Steunou, Claude Zinsou, Wayne M. Meyers, Augustin Guédénon, Janet T. Scott, Michèle Dramaix, Françoise Portaels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Buruli ulcer
epidemiology
Mycobacterium ulcerans
skin ulcers
Benin
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/8/03-0886_article

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