Buruli Ulcer Disease and Its Association with Land Cover in Southwestern Ghana.

• Main Authors: Jianyong Wu (Author), Petra Tschakert (Author), Erasmus Klutse (Author), David Ferring (Author), Vincent Ricciardi (Author), Heidi Hausermann (Author), Joseph Oppong (Author), Erica A H Smithwick (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Buruli ulcer (BU), one of 17 neglected tropical diseases, is a debilitating skin and soft tissue infection caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. In tropical Africa, changes in land use and proximity to water have been associated with the disease. This study presents the first analysis of BU a...