Introduction of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease in the Bankim Health District of Cameroon follows damming of the Mapé River.

• Main Authors: Koen Vandelannoote (Author), Gerd Pluschke (Author), Miriam Bolz (Author), Martin W Bratschi (Author), Sarah Kerber (Author), Timothy P Stinear (Author), Bouke C de Jong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Buruli ulcer (BU) is an emerging ulcerative skin disease caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans. Efforts to control its spread have been hampered by our limited understanding of M. ulcerans reservoirs and transmission, and the factors leading to the emergence of BU disease in a particular r...