Landscape diversity related to Buruli ulcer disease in Côte d'Ivoire.

• Main Authors: Télesphore Brou (Author), Hélène Broutin (Author), Eric Elguero (Author), Henri Asse (Author), Jean-François Guegan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2008-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Buruli ulcer disease (BU), due to the bacteria Mycobacterium ulcerans, represents an important and emerging public health problem, especially in many African countries. Few elements are known nowadays about the routes of transmission of this environmental bacterium to...