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Mycobacterium ulcerans persistence at a village water source of Buruli ulcer patients.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Mar 2014

Bratschi Martin W, Ruf Marie-Thérèse, Andreoli Arianna, Minyem Jacques C, Kerber Sarah, Wantong Fidèle G, Pritchard James, Chakwera Victoria, Beuret Christian, Wittwer Matthias, Noumen Djeunga, Schürch Nadia, Um Book Alphonse, Pluschke Gerd

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Buruli ulcer (BU), a neglected tropical disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, is caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans and is the third most common mycobacterial disease after tuberculosis and leprosy. While there is a strong association of the occurrence of the disease with stagnant or slow fl...

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PMID: 24675964
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002756
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