Mapping suitability for Buruli ulcer at fine spatial scales across Africa: A modelling study.

• Main Authors: Hope Simpson (Author), Earnest Njih Tabah (Author), Richard O Phillips (Author), Michael Frimpong (Author), Issaka Maman (Author), Edwin Ampadu (Author), Joseph Timothy (Author), Paul Saunderson (Author), Rachel L Pullan (Author), Jorge Cano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Buruli ulcer (BU) is a disabling and stigmatising neglected tropical disease (NTD). Its distribution and burden are unknown because of underdiagnosis and underreporting. It is caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, an environmental pathogen whose environmental niche and transmission routes are not fully...