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Environmental transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans drives dynamics of Buruli ulcer in endemic regions of Cameroon

Buruli Ulcer is a devastating skin disease caused by the pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans. Emergence and distribution of Buruli ulcer cases is clearly linked to aquatic ecosystems, but the specific route of transmission of M. ulcerans to humans remains unclear. Relying on the most detailed field data...

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Autores principales: Garchitorena, Andrés, Ngonghala, Calistus N., Texier, Gaëtan, Landier, Jordi, Eyangoh, Sara, Bonds, Matthew H., Guégan, Jean-François, Roche, Benjamin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4676024/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26658922
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep18055