Buruli ulcer disease prevalence in Benin, West Africa: associations with land use/cover and the identification of disease clusters

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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Main Authors: Brenden Travis O, Benbow M Eric, Wagner Tyler, Qi Jiaguo, Johnson R Christian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-05-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
Online Access:http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/7/1/25

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