Family relationship, water contact and occurrence of Buruli ulcer in Benin.
BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer) is the most widespread mycobacterial disease in the world after leprosy and tuberculosis. How M. ulcerans is introduced into the skin of humans remains unclear, but it appears that individuals living in the same environment may have different...
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Main Authors: | Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh (Author), Yves Thierry Barogui (Author), Roch Christian Johnson (Author), Ange Dodji Dossou (Author), Michel Makoutodé (Author), Sévérin Y Anagonou (Author), Luc Kestens (Author), Françoise Portaels (Author) |
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2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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