Buruli Ulcer Control in a Highly Endemic District in Ghana: Role of Community-Based Surveillance Volunteers

Buruli ulcer (BU) is an infectious skin disease that occurs mainly in West and Central Africa. It can lead to severe disability and stigma because of scarring and contractures. Effective treatment with antibiotics is available, but patients often report to the hospital too late to prevent surgery an...

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Veröffentlicht in:Am J Trop Med Hyg
Hauptverfasser: Abass, Kabiru Mohammed, van der Werf, Tjip S., Phillips, Richard O., Sarfo, Fred S., Abotsi, Justice, Mireku, Samuel Osei, Thompson, William N., Asiedu, Kingsley, Stienstra, Ymkje, Klis, Sandor-Adrian
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2015
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4347364/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25331802
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.14-0405
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