Buruli ulcer prevalence and altitude, Benin

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 153-154

  Sopoh, Ghislain Emmanuel ^a   Johnson, Roch Christian ^b   Anagonou, Séverin Yehouénou ^c   Barogui, Yves Thierry ^d   Dossou, Ange Dodji ^a   Houézo, Jean Gabin ^a   Phanzu, Delphin Mavingha ^e   Tente, Brice Hughes ^f   Meyers, Wayne M ^g   Portaels, Françoise ^h  

^a Centre de Depistage et de Traitement de l Ulcer de Buruli d Allada   (Benin)

^b Programme National de Lutte Contre la Lèpre et l'Ulcère de Buruli   (Benin)

^c Laboratoire de Référence des Mycobactéries   (Benin)

^d Centre de Depistage et de Traitement de l'Ulcere de Buruli de Lalo   (Benin)

^e Institut Médical Evangélique   (Democratic Republic Congo)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^g ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^h INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; BENIN; BURULI ULCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE;

ALTITUDE; BENIN; BURULI ULCER; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS;

EID: 78650975386     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1701.100644     Document Type: Letter

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