Spatio-temporal patterns and landscape-associated risk of Buruli ulcer in Akonolinga, Cameroon.

• Główni autorzy: Jordi Landier (Autor), Jean Gaudart (Autor), Kevin Carolan (Autor), Danny Lo Seen (Autor), Jean-François Guégan (Autor), Sara Eyangoh (Autor), Arnaud Fontanet (Autor), Gaëtan Texier (Autor)
• Format: Książka
• Wydane: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Buruli ulcer (BU) is an extensively damaging skin infection caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, whose transmission mode is still unknown. The focal distribution of BU and the absence of interpersonal transmission suggest a major role of environmental factors, which remain unidentified. This...