Buruli Ulcer in Ghana: Results of a National Case Search

A national search for cases of Buruli ulcer in Ghana identified 5,619 patients, with 6,332 clinical lesions at various stages. The overall crude national prevalence rate of active lesions was 20.7 per 100,000, but the rate was 150.8 per 100,000 in the most disease-endemic district. The case search d...

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Autores principales: Amofah, George, Bonsu, Frank, Tetteh, Christopher, Okrah, Jane, Asamoa, Kwame, Asiedu, Kingsley, Addy, Jonathan
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732443/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11897068
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0802.010119
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author Amofah, George
Bonsu, Frank
Tetteh, Christopher
Okrah, Jane
Asamoa, Kwame
Asiedu, Kingsley
Addy, Jonathan
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Bonsu, Frank
Tetteh, Christopher
Okrah, Jane
Asamoa, Kwame
Asiedu, Kingsley
Addy, Jonathan
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description A national search for cases of Buruli ulcer in Ghana identified 5,619 patients, with 6,332 clinical lesions at various stages. The overall crude national prevalence rate of active lesions was 20.7 per 100,000, but the rate was 150.8 per 100,000 in the most disease-endemic district. The case search demonstrated widespread disease and gross underreporting compared with the routine reporting system. The epidemiologic information gathered will contribute to the design of control programs for Buruli ulcer.
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spelling pubmed-27324432009-09-16 Buruli Ulcer in Ghana: Results of a National Case Search Amofah, George Bonsu, Frank Tetteh, Christopher Okrah, Jane Asamoa, Kwame Asiedu, Kingsley Addy, Jonathan Emerg Infect Dis Research A national search for cases of Buruli ulcer in Ghana identified 5,619 patients, with 6,332 clinical lesions at various stages. The overall crude national prevalence rate of active lesions was 20.7 per 100,000, but the rate was 150.8 per 100,000 in the most disease-endemic district. The case search demonstrated widespread disease and gross underreporting compared with the routine reporting system. The epidemiologic information gathered will contribute to the design of control programs for Buruli ulcer. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-02 /pmc/articles/PMC2732443/ /pubmed/11897068 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0802.010119 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Amofah, George
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Buruli Ulcer in Ghana: Results of a National Case Search
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title_full Buruli Ulcer in Ghana: Results of a National Case Search
title_fullStr Buruli Ulcer in Ghana: Results of a National Case Search
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title_short Buruli Ulcer in Ghana: Results of a National Case Search
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732443/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11897068
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0802.010119
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