Source tracking Mycobacterium ulcerans infections in the Ashanti region, Ghana.

• Main Authors: Charles A Narh (Author), Lydia Mosi (Author), Charles Quaye (Author), Christelle Dassi (Author), Daniele O Konan (Author), Samuel C K Tay (Author), Dziedzom K de Souza (Author), Daniel A Boakye (Author), Bassirou Bonfoh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Although several studies have associated Mycobacterium ulcerans (MU) infection, Buruli ulcer (BU), with slow moving water bodies, there is still no definite mode of transmission. Ecological and transmission studies suggest Variable Number Tandem Repeat (VNTR) typing as a useful tool to differentiate...