Socio-Environmental Factors Associated with the Risk of Contracting Buruli Ulcer in Tiassalé, South Côte d'Ivoire: A Case-Control Study.

• Asıl Yazarlar: Raymond T A S N'krumah (Yazar), Brama Koné (Yazar), Issaka Tiembre (Yazar), Guéladio Cissé (Yazar), Gerd Pluschke (Yazar), Marcel Tanner (Yazar), Jürg Utzinger (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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BACKGROUND:Buruli ulcer (BU) is a cutaneous infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. The exact mode of transmission remains elusive; yet, some studies identified environmental, socio-sanitary, and behavioral risk factors. The purpose of this study was to assess the association of such fa...