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Experimental infection of the pig with Mycobacterium ulcerans: a novel model for studying the pathogenesis of Buruli ulcer disease. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
BACKGROUND Buruli ulcer (BU) is a slowly progressing, necrotising disease of the skin caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans. Non-ulcerative manifestations are nodules, plaques and oedema, which may progress to ulceration of large parts of ...
Miriam Bolz   +24 more
core   +3 more sources

Global Epidemiology of Buruli Ulcer, 2010–2017, and Analysis of 2014 WHO Programmatic Targets

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
Buruli ulcer is a neglected tropical disease caused by Myocobacterium ulcerans; it manifests as a skin lesion, nodule, or ulcer that can be extensive and disabling.
Till F. Omansen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Buruli ulcer in Cameroon: the development and impact of the National Control Programme [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
BACKGROUND: Cameroon is endemic for Buruli ulcer (BU) and organised institutional BU control began in 2002. The objective was to describe the evolution, achievements and challenges of the national BU control programme (NBUCP) and to make suggestions for ...
Gerd Pluschke   +34 more
core   +2 more sources

Burden and historical trend of Buruli Ulcer prevalence in selected communities along the Offin River of Ghana [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
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.
Opare, William   +31 more
core   +2 more sources

Genetic Diversity of PCR-Positive, Culture-Negative and Culture-Positive Mycobacterium ulcerans Isolated from Buruli Ulcer Patients in Ghana. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Culture of Mycobacterium ulcerans from Buruli ulcer patients has very low sensitivity. Thus confirmation of M. ulcerans infection is primarily based on PCR directed against IS2404.
Sarfo, S   +14 more
core   +1 more source

Effect of well drilling on Buruli ulcer incidence in Benin: a case-control, quantitative survey

open access: yesThe Lancet Planetary Health, 2019
Summary: Background: Buruli ulcer is the third most common mycobacterial disease worldwide. The public health burden of this neglected tropical disease is large, particularly in poor areas of west and central Africa.
Horace Degnonvi, MS   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Locally confined clonal complexes of Mycobacterium ulcerans in two Buruli ulcer endemic regions of Cameroon [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Mycobacterium ulcerans is the causative agent of the necrotizing skin disease Buruli ulcer (BU), which has been reported from over 30 countries worldwide.
Miriam Bolz   +64 more
core   +2 more sources

Implementation of a National Reference Laboratory for Buruli Ulcer Disease in Togo [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background: In a previous study PCR analysis of clinical samples from suspected cases of Buruli ulcer disease (BUD) from Togo and external quality assurance (EQA) for local microscopy were conducted at an external reference laboratory in Germany.
Vogel Felix   +83 more
core   +2 more sources

A case of squamous cell carcinoma occurring on a scar of Buruli ulcer in Bouake, Ivory Coast

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2019
Buruli ulcer is infectious necrotizing panniculitis due to Mycobacterium ulcerans. Buruli ulcer is healed by leaving dystrophic, fibrous and retractile scars. On these scars can occur long-term squamous cell carcinoma.
Almamy Diabaté   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tuberculosis Care Access Among Internally Displaced Persons in India and Nigeria: A Review of Structural Barriers and Context‐Specific Interventions

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This review examined the structural barriers limiting access to tuberculosis (TB) care in internally displaced persons and context‐specific strategies to address the public health threat. Low‐ and middle‐income countries contribute more than 95% of the global burden of tuberculosis, with Nigeria and India being the highest TB‐burdened ...
Paul West Okojie, Linnaya Graf
wiley   +1 more source

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