First report on mycetoma in Turkana County-North-western Kenya.

• Main Authors: María Francisca Colom (Author), Consuelo Ferrer (Author), John Lochuke Ekai (Author), David Ferrández (Author), Laura Ramírez (Author), Noelia Gómez-Sánchez (Author), Simion Leting (Author), Carmen Hernández (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Mycetoma is one of the six Neglected Tropical Diseases that are prevalent in Turkana County (northwest Kenya). The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of mycetoma in the county, as well as to describe the main causative agents involved in the disease using methods affordable locally. Bas...