The incubation period of Buruli ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection).

• Main Authors: Jason A Trubiano (Author), Caroline J Lavender (Author), Janet A M Fyfe (Author), Simone Bittmann (Author), Paul D R Johnson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION: Buruli Ulcer (BU) is caused by the environmental microbe Mycobacterium ulcerans. Despite unclear transmission, contact with a BU endemic region is the key known risk factor. In Victoria, Australia, where endemic areas have been carefully mapped, we aimed to estimate the Incubation Peri...