A Field Study in Benin to Investigate the Role of Mosquitoes and Other Flying Insects in the Ecology of Mycobacterium ulcerans.

• Main Authors: Barnabas Zogo (Author), Armel Djenontin (Author), Kevin Carolan (Author), Jeremy Babonneau (Author), Jean-François Guegan (Author), Sara Eyangoh (Author), Estelle Marion (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Buruli ulcer, the third mycobacterial disease after tuberculosis and leprosy, is caused by the environmental mycobacterium M. ulcerans. There is at present no clear understanding of the exact mode(s) of transmission of M. ulcerans. Populations affected by Buruli ulcer are those living clo...