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Spatial distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans in Buruli ulcer lesions: implications for laboratory diagnosis [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Current laboratory diagnosis of Buruli ulcer (BU) is based on microscopic detection of acid fast bacilli, quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR), histopathology or cultivation.
Miriam Bolz, Yeboah-Manu, Dorothy, Gerd Pluschke, Alphonse Um Boock (267187), Marie-Thérèse Ruf, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu (120059), Ruf, Marie-Thérèse, Vogel, Moritz, Um Boock, Alphonse, Pierre F. Bayi (2814127), Marie-Thérèse Ruf (2280196), Martin W. Bratschi (309715), Moritz Vogel, Ghislain Emmanuel Sopho, Moritz Vogel (267190), Bayi, Pierre F., Bolz, Miriam, Thomas Junghanss, Miriam Bolz (309717), Alphonse Um Boock, Bratschi, Martin W., Gerd Pluschke (7855), Sopho, Ghislain Emmanuel, Thomas Junghanss (46932), Martin W Bratschi, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Pierre F Bayi, Junghanss, Thomas, Ghislain Emmanuel Sopho (2814130), Pluschke, Gerd, Sopho GE, Bolz M, Ruf MT, Vogel M, Pluschke G, Bratschi MW, Yeboah-Manu D, Um Boock A, Junghanss T, Bayi PF   +39 more
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A combined field study of Buruli ulcer disease in southeast Benin proposing preventive strategies based on epidemiological, geographic, behavioural and environmental analyses

PLOS Global Public Health, 2022
Buruli ulcer is a neglected tropical disease caused by M. ulcerans, an environmental mycobacterium. This cutaneous infectious disease affects populations with poor access to sanitation, safe water and healthcare living in rural areas of West and Central ...
Alexandra Boccarossa, Horace Degnonvi, Télesphore Yao Brou, Marie Robbe-Saule, Lucille Esnault, Yan Boucaud, Matthieu Eveillard, Ronald Gnimavo, Saturnin Hounsou, Armel Djenontin, Christian Roch Johnson, Sébastien Fleuret, Estelle Marion   +12 more
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Psychometric properties of the participation scale among former buruli ulcer patients in Ghana and Benin.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
BackgroundBuruli ulcer is a stigmatising disease treated with antibiotics and wound care, and sometimes surgical intervention is necessary. Permanent limitations in daily activities are a common long term consequence.
Janine de Zeeuw, Marlies Douwstra, Till F Omansen, Ghislain E Sopoh, Christian Johnson, Richard O Phillips, Marike Alferink, Paul Saunderson, Tjip S Van der Werf, Pieter U Dijkstra, Ymkje Stienstra   +10 more
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Mapping Plastic Reconstructive Surgical Needs and Access Barriers in Sub‐Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review

World Journal of Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 8, Page 2348-2359, August 2026.
An estimated 140 million additional surgical procedures are required annually, yet access to safe, timely, and affordable surgical care remains limited, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries, where the poorest 2.2 billion people receive only 3.5% of procedures.
Sabina Rodriguez Velásquez, Camille Beatrice Gaza Bionda Valera, Saidu Idris Ahmad, Nante Rachel Wangi, Sara Botero Mesa, Peter Nthumba, Anne Zeidan, Pierre Quinodoz, Olivia Keiser, Lionel Dumont   +9 more
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Immunohistochemical monitoring of wound healing in antibiotic treated buruli ulcer patients [PDF]

, 2014
While traditionally surgery has dominated the clinical management of Buruli ulcer (BU), the introduction of the combination chemotherapy with oral rifampicin and intramuscular streptomycin greatly improved treatment and reduced recurrence rates.
Arianna Andreoli, Gerd Pluschke, Andreoli, Arianna, Sopoh, Ghislain Emmanuel, Marie-Thérèse Ruf, Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh, Peter Schmid, Ruf, Marie-Thérèse, Pluschke, Gerd, Schmid, Peter, Schmid Peter, Pluschke G, Ruf Marie-Thérèse, Pluschke Gerd, Andreoli Arianna, Ruf MT, Sopoh Ghislain Emmanuel, Sopoh GE, Andreoli A, Schmid P   +19 more
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Co-creation of a gender responsive TB intervention in Nigeria: a researcher-led collaborative study

BMC Health Services Research
Background In Nigeria, men constitute over half of the people notified with tuberculosis (TB), experience longer delays before reaching care, and are estimated to account for two thirds of people who miss out on care. The higher TB risk and burden in men
Chukwuebuka Ugwu, Oluwatoyosi Adekeye, Beate Ringwald, Rachael Thomson, Obioma Chijioke-Akaniro, Chukwuma Anyaike, S Bertel Squire, John Bimba, Tom Wingfield   +8 more
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A Baseline Checklist of Mosquito Species (Diptera: Culicidae) From Tasmania, Australia, and Implications for Public Health Arbovirus Surveillance and Biosecurity

Austral Entomology, Volume 65, Issue 3, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are of major public health importance due to their role as vectors of mosquito‐borne pathogens and the impact of nuisance biting. Accurate geographical knowledge of mosquito fauna is the foundation of effective arbovirus surveillance and biosecurity.
Hollie J. Zimmermann, Iain S. Koolhof, Craig R. Williams, Cassie C. Jansen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Socio-environmental factors associated with the risk of contracting Buruli ulcer in Tiassalé, South Côte d'Ivoire : a case-control study [PDF]

, 2016
Buruli ulcer (BU) is a cutaneous infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. The exact mode of transmission remains elusive; yet, some studies identified environmental, socio-sanitary, and behavioral risk factors.
Gerd Pluschke, Koné, Brama, Issaka Tiembre (844268), Utzinger, Jürg, Brama Koné (844267), Raymond T A S N'krumah, N'krumah, Raymond T. A. S., Raymond T. A. S. N’krumah (844266), Issaka Tiembre, Jürg Utzinger (39609), Gerd Pluschke (7855), Marcel Tanner (33894), Marcel Tanner, Guéladio Cissé (844269), Brama Koné, Cissé, Guéladio, Guéladio Cissé, Tiembre, Issaka, Jürg Utzinger, Pluschke, Gerd, Tanner, Marcel, Koné Brama, Utzinger J, Utzinger Jürg, Cissé G, Tiembre Issaka, N’krumah Raymond T. A. S., Tiembre I, Pluschke G, Pluschke Gerd, Cissé Guéladio, Koné B, Tanner Marcel, Tanner M, N'krumah RT   +34 more
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Persisting social participation restrictions among former Buruli ulcer patients in Ghana and Benin.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
BackgroundBuruli ulcer may induce severe disabilities impacting on a person's well-being and quality of life. Information about long-term disabilities and participation restrictions is scanty.
Janine de Zeeuw, Till F Omansen, Marlies Douwstra, Yves T Barogui, Chantal Agossadou, Ghislain E Sopoh, Richard O Phillips, Christian Johnson, K Mohammed Abass, Paul Saunderson, Pieter U Dijkstra, Tjip S van der Werf, Ymkje Stienstra   +12 more
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Confirmed Case of Buruli Ulcer, Senegal, 2018

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
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.
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   +9 more
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