Senegal, a new potential endemic country for Buruli ulcer?

Mycobacterium ulcerans is the causal agent of Buruli ulcer, a neglected tropical disease with cutaneous tropism. We report a case of Buruli ulcer in a patient who travelled in Senegal, a country not identified by the World Health Organization as being endemic for this disease. This case is the third...

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Main Authors: Lucie Dupechez, Priscille Carvalho, Vivien Hebert, Laurent Marsollier, Matthieu Eveillard, Estelle Marion, Marie Kempf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219303820