A Sero-epidemiological Approach to Explore Transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans.

• Main Authors: Kobina Assan Ampah (Author), Beatrice Nickel (Author), Prince Asare (Author), Amanda Ross (Author), Daniel De-Graft (Author), Sarah Kerber (Author), Ralf Spallek (Author), Mahavir Singh (Author), Gerd Pluschke (Author), Dorothy Yeboah-Manu (Author), Katharina Röltgen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The debilitating skin disease Buruli ulcer (BU) is caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans. While various hypotheses on potential reservoirs and vectors of M. ulcerans exist, the mode of transmission has remained unclear. Epidemiological studies have indicated that children below the age of...