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The location of Australian Buruli ulcer lesions—Implications for unravelling disease transmission

BACKGROUND: Buruli ulcer (BU), caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, is increasing in incidence in Victoria, Australia. To improve understanding of disease transmission, we aimed to map the location of BU lesions on the human body. METHODS: Using notification data and clinical records review, we conduct...

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Autores principales: Yerramilli, Arvind, Tay, Ee Laine, Stewardson, Andrew J., Kelley, Peter G., Bishop, Emma, Jenkin, Grant A., Starr, Mike, Trevillyan, Janine, Hughes, Andrew, Friedman, N Deborah, O’Brien, Daniel P., Johnson, Paul D. R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5584971/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28821017
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005800