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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-04-01
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| Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4831816?pdf=render |