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European Journal of Clinical Investigation, Volume 56, Issue 1, January 2026.Controlled Human Infection Models (CHIMs) offer a powerful approach to accelerate vaccine development for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This review highlights scientific and translational advances enabled by CHIMs, with a focus on a novel Leishmania major model.
Vivak Parkash
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Chemistry of natural waters and its relation to Buruli ulcer in Ghana
Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2015 Study region: Buruli ulcer, an emerging disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, largely affects poor rural populations in tropical countries. The environmental niche that supports this necrotizing bacterium is unclear.
Julianne Hagarty +5 more
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Abstract and Applied Analysis, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Typhoid fever remains a major public health problem in settings with inadequate vaccination, unsafe water, poor sanitation, and environmental contamination. This study developed a data‐driven Caputo fractional‐order model incorporating imperfect vaccination, direct and environmental transmission, waning immunity, and pathogen contamination. Positivity,
Mlyashimbi Helikumi, Patricia J. Y. Wong
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Secondary bacterial infections of buruli ulcer lesions before and after chemotherapy with streptomycin and rifampicin [PDF]
, 2013 Buruli ulcer (BU), caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans is a chronic necrotizing skin disease. It usually starts with a subcutaneous nodule or plaque containing large clusters of extracellular acid-fast bacilli.
Kwabena Quenin-Fosu +48 more
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Mycobacterium riyadhense Infection Presenting as a Central Nervous System Mass: A Case Report
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Mycobacterium riyadhense (M. riyadhense) is a slow‐growing nontuberculous mycobacterium that is increasingly being recognized as a cause of pulmonary and extrapulmonary disease, primarily in Saudi Arabia. Here, we report a case of M. riyadhense with an unusual presentation as a central nervous system mass, with an initial diagnosis of neurosarcoidosis ...
Ibrahim Bahabri +6 more
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Epidemiology of Buruli ulcer in the Mapé Basin of Cameroon [PDF]
, 2015 Buruli ulcer (BU) is a neglected tropical disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. The disease has been reported from over 30 countries with most cases coming from West Africa. While it is commonly accepted that BU is
Bratschi, Martin W.
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Complex temporal climate signals drive the emergence of human water-borne disease
Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2014 Predominantly occurring in developing parts of the world, Buruli ulcer is a severely disabling mycobacterium infection which often leads to extensive necrosis of the skin.
Aaron Morris +5 more
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Prospects for the development of a subunit vaccine against Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer) [PDF]
, 2014 Buruli ulcer (BU) is a slow progressing disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. It presents in different clinical forms ranging from small non-ulcerative nodules to large ulcers and sometimes multiple ulcerations ...
Bolz, Miriam
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Polymorphic Clinical and Pathological Presentation of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: A Case Series
Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Background Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are a group of mycobacteria widely distributed in the environment. They may cause cutaneous infections in immunocompromised and immunocompetent hosts. Clinical presentations can be significantly heterogeneous and are not species‐specific; moreover, histological features can vary, probably depending on host ...
Gabriele Biondi +4 more
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