Socio-Environmental Factors Associated with the Risk of Contracting Buruli Ulcer in Tiassalé, South Côte d’Ivoire: A Case-Control Study

BACKGROUND: Buruli ulcer (BU) is a cutaneous infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. The exact mode of transmission remains elusive; yet, some studies identified environmental, socio-sanitary, and behavioral risk factors. The purpose of this study was to assess the association of such f...

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Autores principales: N’krumah, Raymond T. A. S., Koné, Brama, Tiembre, Issaka, Cissé, Guéladio, Pluschke, Gerd, Tanner, Marcel, Utzinger, Jürg
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4712845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26745723
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004327

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4712845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26745723
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004327

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