Buruli ulcer surveillance, Benin, 2003-2005.(DISPATCHES)(Clinical report)

From: Emerging Infectious Diseases | Date: September 1, 2007| Author: Aguiar, Julia; Asiedu, Kingsley; Chauty, Annick; Dossou, Ange Dodji; Johnson, Roch Christian; Portaels, Francoise; Salmon, Olivier; Sopoh, Ghislain Emmanuel | Copyright information

We reviewed Buruli ulcer (BU) surveillance in Benin, using the World Health Organization BU02 form. We report results of reliable routine data collected on 2,598 new and recurrent cases from 2003 through 2005.

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Buruli ulcer (BU), a disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, is one of the recently classified 13 neglected tropical diseases (1). It has been reported in >30 countries (2). The disease starts as a nonulcerative lesion-like nodule, plaque, ...

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