Evaluation of Buruli Ulcer Disease Surveillance System in the Ga West Municipality, Ghana, 2011–2015
Background. Buruli ulcer (BU) is one of the most neglected tropical diseases caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. M. ulcerans infection may manifest initially as a pre-ulcerative nodule, a plaque, or oedema which breaks down to form characteristic ulcers with undermined edges. The Ga West Municipality...
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| Main Authors: | Tanko Rufai, Enoch Aninagyei, Samuel Oko Sackey, Ernest Kenu, Edwin Andrew Afari |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Tropical Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4721236 |
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