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Perceived water-related risk factors of Buruli ulcer in two villages of south-central Côte d'Ivoire.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
BackgroundBuruli ulcer, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, is a neglected tropical skin disease that is primarily endemic in West and Central Africa, including Côte d'Ivoire. Studies indicate that M.
Andrea Leuenberger, Bognan V Koné, Raymond T A S N'krumah, Didier Y Koffi, Bassirou Bonfoh, Jürg Utzinger, Gerd Pluschke   +6 more
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Risk factors for buruli ulcer in ghana-a case control study in the suhum-kraboa-coaltar and akuapem South districts of the eastern region [PDF]

, 2014
Buruli ulcer (BU) is a skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. Its exact mode of transmission is not known. Previous studies have identified demographic, socio-economic, health and hygiene as well as environment related risk factors.
Lartey, Margaret, Ernest Kenu, Margaret Lartey, Vincent Ganu, Razum, Oliver, Binka, Fred N., Benedict Nii Laryea Calys-Tagoe, Linda Seefeld (664174), Fred N Binka, Käser, Michael, Kenu, Ernest, Oliver Razum (33192), Vincent Ganu (664175), Nyarko, Kofi Mensah, Kaeser, Michael, Edwin Afari, Richard Adanu (309259), Richard Adanu, Adanu, Richard, Michael Käser (82371), Kofi Mensah Nyarko (664173), Ganu, Vincent, Koram, Kwodwo, Margaret Lartey (664176), Kwodwo Koram, Linda Seefeld, Kwodwo Koram (664178), Benedict Nii Laryea Calys-Tagoe (664177), Michael Käser, Fred N. Binka (664179), Calys-Tagoe, Benedict Nii Laryea, Seefeld, Linda, Oliver Razum, Afari, Edwin, Kofi Mensah Nyarko, Ernest Kenu (664172), Edwin Afari (80067), Ganu V, Binka FN, Adanu R, Koram K, Kenu E, Käser M, Lartey M, Afari E, Nyarko KM, Razum O, Calys-Tagoe BN, Seefeld L   +48 more
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Field Survey of Freshwater Invertebrates Reveals That Several Groups Are Potential Carriers of the Fungal Pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.
ABSTRACT The amphibian disease chytridiomycosis, caused by the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), has devastated global amphibian biodiversity. The specific reasons for its rapid global spread, especially to pristine areas, are not well understood. Freshwater invertebrates might function as carriers of Bd, but the diversity and extent
Amanda Poh, Perran A. Ross, Venice Chan, Taegan McMahon, Caitlin L. Nordheim‐Maestas, Laura A. Brannelly   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geographic distribution, age pattern and sites of lesions in a cohort of buruli ulcer patients from the mapé basin of cameroon [PDF]

, 2013
Buruli ulcer (BU), a neglected tropical disease of the skin, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, occurs most frequently in children in West Africa. Risk factors for BU include proximity to slow flowing water, poor wound care and not wearing protective ...
Miriam Bolz, Gerd Pluschke, Jacques C. Minyem (421866), Alphonse Um Boock (267187), Sarah Kerber, Marie-Thérèse Ruf, Njih Tabah, Earnest, Ruf, Marie-Thérèse, Leticia Grize (72033), Um Boock, Alphonse, Sarah Kerber (421868), Earnest Njih Tabah, Noumen, Djeunga, Fidèle G Wantong, Martin W. Bratschi (309715), Marie-Thérèse Ruf (2280196), Djeunga Noumen (421870), Kerber, Sarah, Bolz, Miriam, Miriam Bolz (309717), Wantong, Fidèle G., Alphonse Um Boock, Bratschi, Martin W., Fidèle G. Wantong (421867), Gerd Pluschke (7855), Grize, Leticia, Ferdinand Mou (421869), Minyem, Jacques C., Martin W Bratschi, Leticia Grize, Ferdinand Mou, Djeunga Noumen, Jacques C Minyem, Mou, Ferdinand, Earnest Njih Tabah (309716), Pluschke, Gerd, Noumen D, Minyem Jacques C., Kerber Sarah, Ruf MT, Minyem JC, Kerber S, Mou Ferdinand, Pluschke G, Mou F, Bratschi MW, Grize L, Wantong FG, Wantong Fidèle G., Bolz Miriam, Bolz M, Njih Tabah Earnest, Um Boock Alphonse, Njih Tabah E, Grize Leticia, Ruf Marie-Thérèse, Pluschke Gerd, Bratschi Martin W., Um Boock A, Noumen Djeunga   +59 more
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Use of Recombinant Virus Replicon Particles for Vaccination against Mycobacterium ulcerans Disease. [PDF]

, 2015
Buruli ulcer, caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans, is a necrotizing disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, which is most prevalent in rural regions of West African countries.
Kerber, Sarah, Zimmer, Gert, Miriam Bolz, Sarah Kerber (421868), Bolz, Miriam, Gerd Pluschke, Miriam Bolz (309717), Gert Zimmer, Sarah Kerber, Gerd Pluschke (7855), Pluschke, Gerd, Gert Zimmer (223023), Kerber S, Bolz Miriam, Pluschke G, Zimmer G, Kerber Sarah, Pluschke Gerd, Bolz M, Zimmer Gert   +19 more
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Postbiotics in Functional Foods: Microbial Derivatives Shaping Health, Immunity and Next‐Generation Nutrition

Food Frontiers, Volume 7, Issue 1, January 2026.
Postbiotics are bioactive compounds derived from microbial fermentation, including short‐chain fatty acids, extracellular polysaccharides, and cell wall components. These molecules support health by regulating immune responses, enhancing gut barrier integrity, reducing inflammation, and modulating gut–brain and gut–liver communication.
Alice Njolke Mafe, Javad Sharifi‐Rad, Daniela Calina, Ayobami Joshua Ogunyemi, Abiola O. Tubi   +4 more
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Mycolactone-dependent depletion of endothelial cell thrombomodulin is strongly associated with fibrin deposition in Buruli ulcer lesions [PDF]

, 2015
A well-known histopathological feature of diseased skin in Buruli ulcer (BU) is coagulative necrosis caused by the Mycobacterium ulcerans macrolide exotoxin mycolactone.
Simmonds, RE, Esmon Charles T., Gerd Pluschke, Alexander Stainer, Alexander Stainer (771266), Josefin Ahnström (771267), Vogel Moritz, Stainer Alexander, Wu, HL, Hua-Lin Wu (70210), Ruf, Marie-Thérèse, Pluschke, G, Belinda S. Hall, Vogel, Moritz, Ahnström Josefin, Simmonds Rachel E., Vogel, M, Hall Belinda S., Marie-Thérèse Ruf (2280196), Simmonds, Rachel E., Ogbechi Joy, Moritz Vogel, Moritz Vogel (267190), Hall, Belinda S., Stainer, Alexander, Behr, Marcel A., Katherine Bodman-Smith, Josefin Ahnström, Bodman-Smith, K, Esmon, Charles T., Ogbechi, J, Ahnström, J, Rachel E Simmonds, Charles T. Esmon, Pluschke, Gerd, Charles T Esmon, Wu, Hua-Lin, Joy Ogbechi (546561), Hua-Lin Wu, Charles T. Esmon (280612), Joy Ogbechi, Bodman-Smith Katherine, Marie-Thérèse Ruf, Esmon, CT, Katherine Bodman-Smith (771265), Belinda S. Hall (546558), Rachel E. Simmonds, Wu Hua-Lin, Ruf Marie-Thérèse, Pluschke Gerd, Ruf, MT, Ahnström, Josefin, Gerd Pluschke (7855), Ogbechi, Joy, Stainer, A, Belinda S Hall, Rachel E. Simmonds (546562), Bodman-Smith, Katherine, Hall, BS, Simmonds RE, Ruf MT, Hall BS, Wu HL, Ahnström J, Pluschke G, Ogbechi J, Esmon CT, Bodman-Smith K, Vogel M, Stainer A   +69 more
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New Foci of Buruli Ulcer, Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2008
We report 3 patients with laboratory-confirmed Buruli ulcer in Kafufu/Luremo, Angola, and Kasongo-Lunda, Democratic Republic of Congo. These villages are near the Kwango/Cuango River, which flows through both countries. Further investigation of artisanal
Kapay Kibadi, Mbutu Panda, Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum, Alexandra G. Fraga, Adhemar Longatto Filho, Gladys Anyo, Jorge Pedrosa, Yoshinori Nakazawa, Patrick Suykerbuyk, Wayne M. Meyers, Françoise Portaels   +10 more
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The co-infection of Buruli ulcer and cutaneous leishmaniasis in Sudanese patient: An association by choice or by chance?

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2020
Buruli ulcer and cutaneous leishmaniasis both have the similar cutaneous clinical presentation. Therefore, relying on clinical diagnosis can be challenging. We present a case of 45 years old woman diagnosed with cutaneous leishmaniasis, confirmed by skin
Abdelsalam M.A. Nail, Rayan Ali Tonga, Huda M. Salih, Nadir Abuzeid, Mohamed H. Ahmed   +4 more
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Vaccination efforts for Buruli ulcer

Expert Review of Vaccines, 2022
Buruli ulcer is one of the most common mycobacterial diseases usually affecting poorer populations in tropical and subtropical environments. This disease, caused by M. ulcerans infection, has devastating effects for patients, with significant health and economic burden.
Vivek P. Chavda, Melina Haritopoulou-Sinanidou, Rajashri Bezbaruah, Vasso Apostolopoulos   +3 more
openaire   +5 more sources