Contribution of the community health volunteers in the control of Buruli ulcer in Bénin.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Yves Thierry Barogui (लेखक), Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh (लेखक), Roch Christian Johnson (लेखक), Janine de Zeeuw (लेखक), Ange Dodji Dossou (लेखक), Jean Gabin Houezo (लेखक), Annick Chauty (लेखक), Julia Aguiar (लेखक), Didier Agossadou (लेखक), Patrick A Edorh (लेखक), Kingsley Asiedu (लेखक), Tjip S van der Werf (लेखक), Ymkje Stienstra (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Buruli ulcer (BU) is a neglected tropical disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. Usually BU begins as a painless nodule, plaque or edema, ultimately developing into an ulcer. The high number of patients presenting with ulcers in an advanced stage is striking. Such late presentation will complicat...