Health services for Buruli ulcer control: lessons from a field study in Ghana.

• Main Authors: Mercy M Ackumey (Author), Cynthia Kwakye-Maclean (Author), Edwin O Ampadu (Author), Don de Savigny (Author), Mitchell G Weiss (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Buruli ulcer (BU), caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans infection, is a debilitating disease of the skin and underlying tissue. The first phase of a BU prevention and treatment programme (BUPaT) was initiated from 2005-2008, in the Ga-West and Ga-South municipalities in Ghana to increase acc...