Confirmed Case of Buruli Ulcer, Senegal, 2018
Buruli ulcer is a necrotizing skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans and is usually associated with tropical climates and exposure to slow-moving or stagnant water. We report a case of Buruli ulcer that may have originated in an urban semiarid area of Senegal.
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doaj-c53a18bfa3094bb48cb08caffaff7a032020-11-25T00:31:04ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592019-03-0125360060110.3201/eid2503.180707Confirmed Case of Buruli Ulcer, Senegal, 2018Grace Anne TurnerAbdoulave SeckAssane DiengSaër DiadieBabacar NdiayeTabitha D. van ImeerzeelMoussa DialloMarie KempfRaymond BercionCheikh Saad-Bouh BoyeBuruli ulcer is a necrotizing skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans and is usually associated with tropical climates and exposure to slow-moving or stagnant water. We report a case of Buruli ulcer that may have originated in an urban semiarid area of Senegal.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/3/18-0707_articleBuruli ulcerMycobacterium ulcerans infectionWest Africarisk factorscutaneous mycobacterium infectionsbacteria |
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Grace Anne Turner Abdoulave Seck Assane Dieng Saër Diadie Babacar Ndiaye Tabitha D. van Imeerzeel Moussa Diallo Marie Kempf Raymond Bercion Cheikh Saad-Bouh Boye Confirmed Case of Buruli Ulcer, Senegal, 2018 Emerging Infectious Diseases Buruli ulcer Mycobacterium ulcerans infection West Africa risk factors cutaneous mycobacterium infections bacteria |
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Confirmed Case of Buruli Ulcer, Senegal, 2018 |
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Confirmed Case of Buruli Ulcer, Senegal, 2018 |
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Confirmed Case of Buruli Ulcer, Senegal, 2018 |
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Confirmed Case of Buruli Ulcer, Senegal, 2018 |
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Confirmed Case of Buruli Ulcer, Senegal, 2018 |
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confirmed case of buruli ulcer, senegal, 2018 |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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2019-03-01 |
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Buruli ulcer is a necrotizing skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans and is usually associated with tropical climates and exposure to slow-moving or stagnant water. We report a case of Buruli ulcer that may have originated in an urban semiarid area of Senegal. |
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Buruli ulcer Mycobacterium ulcerans infection West Africa risk factors cutaneous mycobacterium infections bacteria |
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