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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...
Autores principales: | N’krumah, Raymond T. A. S., Koné, Brama, Tiembre, Issaka, Cissé, Guéladio, Pluschke, Gerd, Tanner, Marcel, Utzinger, Jürg |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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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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