Mycobacterium ulcerans persistence at a village water source of Buruli ulcer patients.

• Main Authors: Martin W Bratschi (Author), Marie-Thérèse Ruf (Author), Arianna Andreoli (Author), Jacques C Minyem (Author), Sarah Kerber (Author), Fidèle G Wantong (Author), James Pritchard (Author), Victoria Chakwera (Author), Christian Beuret (Author), Matthias Wittwer (Author), Djeunga Noumen (Author), Nadia Schürch (Author), Alphonse Um Book (Author), Gerd Pluschke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Buruli ulcer (BU), a neglected tropical disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, is caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans and is the third most common mycobacterial disease after tuberculosis and leprosy. While there is a strong association of the occurrence of the disease with stagnant or slow flowi...