Linking the Mycobacterium ulcerans environment to Buruli ulcer disease: Progress and challenges

Buruli ulcer (BU), the second most common mycobacterial disease in West Africa, is a necrotizing skin disease that can lead to high morbidity in affected patients. The disease is caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans (MU), whose major virulence factor is mycolactone. Although early infection can be treat...

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Main Authors: Laxmi Dhungel, Mark Eric Benbow, Heather Rose Jordan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:One Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771421001014