Contribution of the community health volunteers in the control of Buruli ulcer in Bénin.

Contribution of the community health volunteers in the control of Buruli ulcer in Bénin.

<h4>Background</h4>Buruli ulcer (BU) is a neglected tropical disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. Usually BU begins as a painless nodule, plaque or edema, ultimately developing into an ulcer. The high number of patients presenting with ulcers in an advanced stage is striking. Such l...

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Main Authors: Yves Thierry Barogui, Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh, Roch Christian Johnson, Janine de Zeeuw, Ange Dodji Dossou, Jean Gabin Houezo, Annick Chauty, Julia Aguiar, Didier Agossadou, Patrick A Edorh, Kingsley Asiedu, Tjip S van der Werf, Ymkje Stienstra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-10-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003200
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