Persistence of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer) in the historical focus of Kasongo territory, the Democratic Republic of Congo

P Suykerbuyk; J Wambacq; DM Phanzu; H Haruna; Y Nakazawa; K Ooms; K Kamango; P Stragier; JN Singa; F Ekwanzala; E De Herdt; P De Maeyer; L Kestens; F Portaels

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2009.09-0049

Persistence of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer) in the historical focus of Kasongo territory, the Democratic Republic of Congo

P Suykerbuyk, J Wambacq, DM Phanzu, H Haruna, Y Nakazawa, K Ooms, K Kamango, P Stragier, JN Singa, F Ekwanzala, E De Herdt, P De Maeyer, L Kestens, F Portaels

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Original language	English
Journal	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume	81
Issue number	5
Pages (from-to)	888-894
Number of pages	7
ISSN	0002-9637
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2009.09-0049
Publication status	Published - 2009

Keywords

B780-tropical-medicine
Bacterial diseases
Buruli ulcer
Mycobacterium ulcerans
Epidemiology
Persistence
Transmission dynamics
Environmental factors
Floods
War zones
Kasongo
Congo-Kinshasa
Africa-Central

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Suykerbuyk, P., Wambacq, J., Phanzu, DM., Haruna, H., Nakazawa, Y., Ooms, K., Kamango, K., Stragier, P., Singa, JN., Ekwanzala, F., De Herdt, E., De Maeyer, P., Kestens, L., & Portaels, F. (2009). Persistence of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer) in the historical focus of Kasongo territory, the Democratic Republic of Congo. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 81(5), 888-894. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2009.09-0049

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