Aquatic Invertebrates as Unlikely Vectors of Buruli Ulcer Disease

Buruli ulcer is a necrotizing skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans and associated with exposure to aquatic habitats. To assess possible transmission of M. ulcerans by aquatic biting insects, we conducted a field examination of biting water bugs (Hemiptera: Naucoridae, Belostomatidae, Nepida...

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Autores principales: Benbow, M. Eric, Williamson, Heather, Kimbirauskas, Ryan, McIntosh, Mollie D., Kolar, Rebecca, Quaye, Charles, Akpabey, Felix, Boakye, D., Small, Pam, Merritt, Richard W.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2600397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18680648
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1408.071503

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