Landscape and environmental influences on Mycobacterium ulcerans distribution among aquatic sites in Ghana

Buruli ulcer, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, is highly endemic in West Africa. While the mode of transmission is unknown, many studies associate Buruli ulcer with different types of water exposure. We present results from the largest study to date to test for M. ulcerans in aquatic sites and iden...

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Autores principales: Pileggi, Shannon M., Jordan, Heather, Clennon, Julie A., Whitney, Ellen, Benbow, M. Eric, Merritt, Richard, McIntosh, Mollie, Kimbirauskas, Ryan, Small, Pamela, Boakye, Daniel, Quaye, Charles, Qi, Jiaguo, Campbell, Lindsay, Gronseth, Jenni, Ampadu, Edwin, Opare, William, Waller, Lance A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5402941/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28437439
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176375

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