Clinical epidemiology of laboratory-confirmed Buruli ulcer in Benin: a cohort study

• Main Authors: Quentin B Vincent, MD (Author), Marie-Françoise Ardant, MD (Author), Ambroise Adeye, MD (Author), Aimé Goundote, MD (Author), Jean-Paul (Author), Jane Cottin, PhD (Author), Marie Kempf, PhD (Author), Didier Agossadou, MD (Author), Christian Johnson, MD (Author), Laurent Abel, MD (Author), Laurent Marsollier, PhD (Author), Annick Chauty, MD (Author), Dr. Alexandre Alcaïs, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Buruli ulcer, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, was identified as a neglected emerging infectious disease by WHO in 1998. Although Buruli ulcer is the third most common mycobacterial disease worldwide, understanding of the disease is incomplete. We analysed a large cohort of laboratory-c...