Buruli ulcer disease prevalence in Benin, West Africa: associations with land use/cover and the identification of disease clusters
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Buruli ulcer (BU) disease, caused by infection with the environmental mycobacterium <it>M. ulcerans</it>, is an emerging infectious disease in many tropical and sub-tropical countries. Although vectors and modes of transm...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-05-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Health Geographics |
| Online Access: | http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/7/1/25 |