A combined effort of 11 laboratories in the WHO African region to improve quality of Buruli ulcer PCR diagnosis: The "BU-LABNET".
Buruli ulcer is one of the 20 neglected tropical diseases in the world. This necrotizing hypodermitis is a chronic debilitating disease caused by an environmental Mycobacterium ulcerans. At least 33 countries with tropical, subtropical and temperate climates have reported Buruli ulcer in African cou...
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| Main Authors: | Estelle Marion, Numfor Hycenth, Sundeep Chaitanya Vedithi, Marie Robbe-Saule, Valérie Donkeng, Line-Marlène Ganlonon, Affolabi Dissou, Solange Kakou Ngazoa, Marie-Jose Kabedi, Arsène Mabika Mabika, Richard Phillips, Michael Frimpong, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Vera Yatta Walker, Olaoluwa Akinwale, Maman Issaka, Gisela Bretzel, Kingsley Asiedu, Sara Eyangoh |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2022-11-01
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| Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010908 |
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