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Adequate Wound Care and Use of Bed Nets as Protective Factors against Buruli Ulcer: Results from a Case Control Study in Cameroon

BACKGROUND: Buruli ulcer is an infectious disease involving the skin, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. Its exact transmission mechanism remains unknown. Several arguments indicate a possible role for insects in its transmission. A previous case-control study in the Nyong valley region in central Ca...

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Autores principales:	Landier, Jordi, Boisier, Pascal, Fotso Piam, Félix, Noumen-Djeunga, Blanbin, Simé, Joseph, Wantong, Fidèle Gaetan, Marsollier, Laurent, Fontanet, Arnaud, Eyangoh, Sara
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2011
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3210760/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22087346 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001392

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