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Health Services for Buruli Ulcer Control: Lessons from a Field Study in Ghana

BACKGROUND: Buruli ulcer (BU), caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans infection, is a debilitating disease of the skin and underlying tissue. The first phase of a BU prevention and treatment programme (BUPaT) was initiated from 2005–2008, in the Ga-West and Ga-South municipalities in Ghana to increase acc...

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Autores principales: Ackumey, Mercy M., Kwakye-Maclean, Cynthia, Ampadu, Edwin O., de Savigny, Don, Weiss, Mitchell G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3119641/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21713021
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001187