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Multiple Introductions and Recent Spread of the Emerging Human Pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans across Africa.
Genome biology and evolution - 1 Mar 2017
Vandelannoote Koen, Meehan Conor J, Eddyani Miriam, Affolabi Dissou, Phanzu Delphin Mavinga, Eyangoh Sara, Jordaens Kurt, Portaels Françoise, Mangas Kirstie, Seemann Torsten, Marsollier Laurent, Marion Estelle, Chauty Annick, Landier Jordi, Fontanet Arnaud, Leirs Herwig, Stinear Timothy P, de Jong Bouke C
Abstract excerpt
Buruli ulcer (BU) is an insidious neglected tropical disease. Cases are reported around the world but the rural regions of West and Central Africa are most affected. How BU is transmitted and spreads has remained a mystery, even though the causative agent, Mycobacterium ulcerans, has been known for more than 70 years. Here, using the tools of population genomics, we reconstruct the evolutionary history of M....
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