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Spatio-temporal Patterns and Landscape-Associated Risk of Buruli Ulcer in Akonolinga, Cameroon
BACKGROUND: Buruli ulcer (BU) is an extensively damaging skin infection caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, whose transmission mode is still unknown. The focal distribution of BU and the absence of interpersonal transmission suggest a major role of environmental factors, which remain unidentified. Thi...
Autores principales: | Landier, Jordi, Gaudart, Jean, Carolan, Kevin, Lo Seen, Danny, Guégan, Jean-François, Eyangoh, Sara, Fontanet, Arnaud, Texier, Gaëtan |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4154661/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25188464 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003123 |
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