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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...
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. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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